kenjamin5150

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Lincoln
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 10:16:59 AM
And as soon as we have a high number of cars requiring natural gas as fuel, the price will go up because the demand for it has gone up.
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honda0105

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Tallahassee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 9:26:36 AM
it might even help curb the inner city / town racing and the idiots trying to kill others on two lane country roads who pass when there's no room to pass.
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honda0105

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Tallahassee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 9:24:32 AM
Bestworld: when you can't drive more than 70mph on any road in the US, why do we need power? Ain't like you can go 160 mph..
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honda0105

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Tallahassee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 9:23:55 AM
Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July and thank you to all military folks who make another safe one possible.
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Bestworld

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San Jose
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 8:21:09 AM
Not a bad alternative fuel but I understand it's noticeably more sluggish than gasoline, ie, less power.
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LetemEatCake

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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 8:12:01 AM
I love it when posters make comments but can't support their assertions when asked! Seems like a kid being caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
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rtw777

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Florida
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:58:43 AM
Looks like I will have the last word on this subject.
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rtw777

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Florida
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:53:09 AM
Some people are afraid of natural gas thinking it will blow-up thier house.
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rtw777

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Florida
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:49:55 AM
The US has vast amounts of natural gas. Just have to get at it.
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LetemEatCake

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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:40:37 AM
archerdave from Detroit...
What do you mean "in the winter we have to import it" (NG)? Is there something I need to know about NG?
[Edited by: LetemEatCake at 7/3/2009 7:41:01 AM EST]
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BH24

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Arkansas
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:35:57 AM
One likely problem will almost certainly be that buying one of those vehicles will probably cost around $60,000. Unless they're able to be mass produced at affordable prices, the chief value of those things is as article material for Popular Mechanics Magizine.
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granma3xnow

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:35:09 AM
Ok, will they move forward with this?
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rtw777

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Florida
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:34:52 AM
Buses in CA have been running on natural gas for years.
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kookiwoogi

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:34:42 AM
Then do it.
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LetemEatCake

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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:34:13 AM
lpj from Georgia...
Do you have citations for your comment? Who? Where? What? When? Hard to draw a conclusion without information!
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WR-INC

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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:30:08 AM
It doesn't really say that it's cleaner and cheaper TO DO THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK.
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JustjoeWI

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:30:06 AM
Why is this even brought up ? It will never happen
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Rick01

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Utah
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:26:42 AM
Conversions run between $3000 & $5000 to have therm done right. Who can afford that in this recession??
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foxups

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Toledo
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:26:37 AM
plenty of other options that we can use
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turbosaab

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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:26:35 AM
Natural gas is still a fossil fuel.
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Bus561

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Lexington
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:23:40 AM
And who might I ask is going to pay for all of the conversions to the vehicles currently on the road?
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goldilox88

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Montreal
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:23:21 AM
an old story. Bring it to the consumer at an efficient price... in my lifetime.
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PaylessKY

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Kentucky
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:21:46 AM
I would be all for it if it's cleaner and more fuel efficient.
[Edited by: PaylessKY at 7/3/2009 7:22:42 AM EST]
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dave364

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Lansing
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:20:37 AM
it is a source of clean fuel why not
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mdmtnbiker

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District of Columbia
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:17:22 AM
Let's do it.
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lpj

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Macon
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:16:15 AM
some companies here was converting to natural gas they have stopped i wonder why ?
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biza4u

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New Haven
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:15:50 AM
I am sure the tree huggers will have a say about that
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tankneverfull

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Charlotte
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:09:14 AM
Natural gas seems to work and we have accessible supplies, why not.
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nb52

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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:04:33 AM
Hardly anybody is buying the GM and Chrysler regular gas vehicles, so these would sell?
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DTGas

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:00:33 AM
I can't afford my own gas from my own BEANS, let alone gas prices we have now.
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epf

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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:57:57 AM
Rob Peter to pay Paul, NOT
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Ringmaster2008

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:56:47 AM
It's still fossil fuel
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Prescottonian

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:55:57 AM
Let's do this!
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Doubleeez

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Connecticut
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:54:40 AM
If those statistics are true, let's go for it.
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fratt

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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:54:39 AM
If we started to use natural gas for our cars then their would be a natural gas shortage. And of cours the prices would go sky high.
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bigmaninarig

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St. Louis
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:48:15 AM
We have several Metro buses that are powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
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AvantiMick

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:48:03 AM
IF..we had NG cars, and IF...we had stations to get it, most of us would be using it. Just telling us how good it would be, someone needs to get cars and gas on the market.
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NJColt

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:43:46 AM
and I get letters in the mail saying natural gas plants use petroleum, so it was a reason I had a hike in my natural gas bill. Let's not forget the delivery fees, commodity fees, hazmat fees... you see, once they got you - YOU PAY!!
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nstrdnvstr

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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:37:26 AM
Why do most people who push this forget the law of supply and demand?
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QueenMother

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New Hampshire
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:36:01 AM
I'll stick to gas as I'm not a fan of natural gas.
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doncNJ

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:35:42 AM
this is T boones dream
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Jamer

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:21:57 AM
If everyone started using natural gas, prices would shoot through the roof again. I don't think people would care to see these prices jump up and down like a ping pong ball.
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DrCashFlow

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Massachusetts
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:21:11 AM
will take lots of time and money to put in infrastructure, but if it takes place of crappy ethanol, just do it.
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JNewkirk

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Arkansas
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:18:12 AM
Natural gas is clean, sure, but cheap? Not in my neck of the woods. We have the headquarters of one major pipeline company here in my part of Ky., and our natural gas supplier (Atmos Energy) likes to charge plenty.
And our friends just across the river in Indiana have to deal with Vectren Corporation, an electric/gas utility which has proven its ability to do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to bilk more cash out of their customers, up to and including bulldozing a perfectly sound and attractive 20-year-old riverfront apartment high rise to build a multi-million-dollar office tower they absolutely, positively did not need.
I've no problem with profit. It's greed I get pissed off about. And we've got the greed right here.
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artyboy

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Miami
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:17:53 AM
hope so
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dhawk24

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Maine
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:16:17 AM
I may be stubborn, but I will stick to gas.
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westover

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 5:08:18 AM
I believe so.
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SpruceGuse2

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Michigan
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 4:40:34 AM
Stations switched to E-85 to stay in the times, and profit is what its all about, so they will switch to accommodate.
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theawesome1

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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 4:38:22 AM
Paying $8.90 per MCG for natural gas. What that means gallon wise for a car? CLE RTA bus line was natural gas with their CLEAN AIR buses & that lasted 6 months and they are back to diesel with the black smoke on the clean air bus.
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BM4225

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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Jul 3, 2009 4:33:14 AM
Now just think about Hybrids with engines powered either by natural gas, or diesel engines. Then you would really get impressive MPG.
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