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Comment by John Wesley Nobles 10 seconds ago

Hi Everyone!

Hope you and all your friends will join us on The Green Revolution Show, this coming Wednesday, 11/25/09, 2 pm eastern, 11 am pacific (live). Call in 347-637-3101, or go to The Green Revolution Show on the computer. This week's guest; Veronica Gold, Ohio State Leader, Sean Kinney, District Leader OH -12. We will be talking about the NAT GAS ACT, Pickens Plan, Ohio and ?
We are hoping to have a mystery congressperson call in. CALL IN AND TELL US WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND! You make the difference!

Comment by amy oconnor on November 19, 2009 at 6:38pm

Put an Nat Gas model car in the driveway of the model home

Comment by Ken Stanhope on November 19, 2009 at 1:40pm

Hello folks

Hey i have a water well that has so much natural gas in it that i have had 2 explosions in my house. I know its there and how carefull i need to be! Can anyone out there give me a few ideas on how to harness this gas so i can use it safely?
Ken 907-373-1553

Comment by Walter Feuchs on November 19, 2009 at 11:18am

The UK is commencing the conversion of 14.5 million households to a hyrogen economy. A wall mounted fuel cell powered by natural gas produces electricity, heat and hot water. There is no grid connection required. Annual production is one million CHP units. Mr. Pickens, let's display a model home in the USA, and license the technology. Click on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OLj92Tu2-k

Comment by Robert Schultz on November 19, 2009 at 10:15am

The best site I've seen for NG training is AFVi
http://www.afvi.org/index.html
Core Values & Mission

AFVi believes that helping fleet managers successfully operate alternative fuels and advanced transportation technologies will help improve our nation’s economy, energy security, air quality and health.

AFVi provides fleet operators with high-quality education, training and technical assistance on the broad range of alternative fuels and vehicles available on today’s marketplace. Our goal is to help fleet operators have successful business and performance experiences with alternative fuels and advanced transportation technologies. AFVi is fuel and technology neutral.

Comment by Dave Clement on November 19, 2009 at 10:15am

LNG is not practical for light duty vehicles and some medium duty vehicles and is more expensive to handle than CNG.

Comment by Richard Barnard on November 19, 2009 at 9:57am

All comments and most blogs are CNG. What about LNG? Kenworth seems to think this is the way to go. I pasted below a Kenworth PDF to view. Let me know the negatives for LNG if any.

http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/pdf/LNGKenworthWestport.pdf

Richard

Comment by amy oconnor on November 19, 2009 at 9:38am

Out with the Old and in with the GREEN

Comment by John Wesley Nobles on November 19, 2009 at 9:35am

Congressman Stark's letter indicates we have some serious work ahead of us. This is why we have to stay on the phones with our representatives. Much of the time they forget who they work for. We only lend them the power---and we can take it away! In my opinion this is not support---maybe a new employee in that district is in order---we are the employers of congress.

Comment by Richard Barnard on November 19, 2009 at 8:46am

The latest from CA. Carbon TAX?

Richard Barnard

November 18, 2009

Dear Mr. Barnard:

Thank you for contacting my office in support of H.R. 1835, the NAT GAS Act. I agree with you that our nation can no longer be reliant on oil to meet our transportation needs. I also agree with you that natural gas can play a role as a transitional fuel while we develop cleaner fuels and methods of transportation.

I support some provisions of H.R. 1835, such as encouraging the federal government to purchase vehicles that can run on natural gas. However, I don't think providing large tax credits for purchasing natural gas powered vehicles is the best way to incentivize purchase of natural gas vehicles or other highly efficient vehicles. The real problem is the volatility in the price of conventional gasoline. When conventional gasoline prices are high, consumers will demand alternatives, such better mass transit, more efficient cars, and natural gas vehicles. We saw this happen last summer when gasoline prices were over $4. When the price comes down, however, the demand dries up. With no guarantee or even general idea of what gasoline prices will be in the future, there is no consumer demand for alternatives and no incentive for businesses to invest in new technologies. The answer is to stabilize gasoline prices and steadily increase them through the use of a gas or a carbon tax. If both consumers and businesses know that the price of gasoline will continue to rise, behavior will change and consumers will both demand more clean and efficient transportation and fuel choices and will have more choices made available to them. I've proposed legislation, H.R. 594, the Save Our Climate Act, that would impose a carbon tax with the goal of spurring innovation and combating global warming.

Natural gas vehicles do have a role to play in transforming our energy policy. I appreciate hearing from you and I will keep your thoughts in mind if the NAT GAS Act comes up for a vote.

Sincerely,
Pete Stark
Member of Congress

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