Natural Gas
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that vehicles on the road account for 60% of carbon monoxide pollution and one-third of hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions in the United States. As federal and state emissions laws become more stringent, many requirements will be unattainable with conventionally fueled vehicles.
There are more than 7 million natural gas vehicles in use worldwide, but only 150,000 of those are in the United States. Natural gas vehicles combine top performance with low emissions. The California Energy Commission reports that greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas are 23% lower than diesel and 30% lower than gasoline. According to the EPA, the Honda Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicle is the cleanest internal-combustion vehicle in the world.
Natural gas is significantly less expensive than gasoline or diesel and in places like Utah and Oklahoma, prices are less than $1 a gallon. Natural gas is our country’s second largest energy resource and a vital component of our energy supply. Seventy percent of our oil is purchased from foreign nations, but ninety-eight percent of the natural gas used in the United States is from North America.
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recently announced that 16,800 old diesel trucks will be replaced, and half of the new vehicles will run on alternatives such as natural gas.
Residentially, commercially and industrially natural gas is one of the cleanest, safest and most useful forms of energy. Domestic natural gas reserves are twice that of petroleum. And new discoveries of natural gas and ongoing development of renewable biogas are continually adding to existing reserves. Although, it is a cheap, effective and versatile fuel, less than 1% of natural gas is currently used for transportation.
We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity. Harnessing the power of wind to generate electricity will give us the flexibility to shift natural gas away from electricity generation and put it to use as a transportation fuel. Thereby, reducing our dependence on foreign oil by more than one-third.
Building new wind generation facilities and better utilizing our natural gas resources can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports in 10 years.
There are more than 7 million natural gas vehicles in use worldwide, but only 150,000 of those are in the United States. Natural gas vehicles combine top performance with low emissions. The California Energy Commission reports that greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas are 23% lower than diesel and 30% lower than gasoline. According to the EPA, the Honda Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicle is the cleanest internal-combustion vehicle in the world.
Natural gas is significantly less expensive than gasoline or diesel and in places like Utah and Oklahoma, prices are less than $1 a gallon. Natural gas is our country’s second largest energy resource and a vital component of our energy supply. Seventy percent of our oil is purchased from foreign nations, but ninety-eight percent of the natural gas used in the United States is from North America.
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recently announced that 16,800 old diesel trucks will be replaced, and half of the new vehicles will run on alternatives such as natural gas.
Residentially, commercially and industrially natural gas is one of the cleanest, safest and most useful forms of energy. Domestic natural gas reserves are twice that of petroleum. And new discoveries of natural gas and ongoing development of renewable biogas are continually adding to existing reserves. Although, it is a cheap, effective and versatile fuel, less than 1% of natural gas is currently used for transportation.
We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity. Harnessing the power of wind to generate electricity will give us the flexibility to shift natural gas away from electricity generation and put it to use as a transportation fuel. Thereby, reducing our dependence on foreign oil by more than one-third.
Building new wind generation facilities and better utilizing our natural gas resources can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports in 10 years.
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