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I think I just scared one of my local friends, one I didn't even know had totally opposite alternative energy views. And her family's in the oil business, which I didn't know, until now. I went into a long rant about the need for alternative energy, not wanting a job with a crappy commute, not with the cost of gas approaching $5.00/gallon.

She asked, "Which do you want more, a decent job or a decent commute?" See, I'm at a crossroads as I have some clients, but not quite enough to be a freelanc… Continue

In the rain-ish dew we sit waiting for a gas truck from Texas. People are stomping their feet and cursing. So many stations went out of business and bankrupt cause of the rising fuel costs and many couldn’t take the heat of a restless crowd. But Earl, my husband, the station owner has patience from years of Tai Chi. He doesn’t move so fast and neither do I as I hold his hand. It’s sweating like mine.


There’s nothing we can do but wait. The truck will be here we have been told and told before,… Continue

CNG - The Other Kind of Gas
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With gas prices nearing $5.00/gallon all summer I've been studying natural gas, CNG for months and considering getting the Honda GX Natural Gas car . It's been looking better and better. CNG is only about a $1.75 a gallon and even cheaper if you have a home filling station. In my state of California there are many natural gas filling stations, actually a ton and more and opening up all the time.

According to NGV America there are already:


There are over 120… Continue