Foreign Oil vs. Natural Gas

I highly recommend taking a moment to read this article that breaks down the math that comes with the cost of foreign oil when compared to what we can save using natural gas.

Its definitely worth a read! Here's an excerpt:

Pickens proposes giving buyers of natural gas powered trucks a $70,000 tax credit for the next three years. That makes the decision to buy a natural gas powered vehicle almost a no-brainer. Pickens estimates that in three years we would have a critical mass of 350,000 natural gas powered trucks. With that prospect, there is a clear incentive for the nation's truckstops to provide the refueling capacity the fleet will need

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What do you think?

Tags: auto, foreign oil, natural gas, pickensplan, renewable energy, solar, wind

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Permalink Reply by Shon D. Lenzo on September 13, 2009 at 8:13am: I am very interested in setting up a natural gas fuel truckstop / filling station
and electricity generating facility
on my property at the intersection of I 70 and I 77 in Ohio.
We have natural gas on site.
The freeways go all 4 directions across the United States.
I would like to do this in association with the Pickens plan.
Who do I talk to, where can I start?
Thanks,
Shon D. Lenzo
President,
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