| The race is on to find suitable
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| | of methane. The global supply is quite
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| replacement fuels for the planet's
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| | substantial at this point, and the U.S.
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| rapidly dwindling petroleum reserves. One
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| | even produces quite a bit of it
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| of the easiest and most cost effective
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| | domestically. It must first be processed,
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| alternatives is compressed natural gas
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| | removing impurities and other fuels like
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| which is produced domestically, and is
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| | propane that can be used to fulfill other
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| far less of a pollutant than regular
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| | fuel needs.
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| gasoline. It can be used in your average,
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| | In order for it to be useful, the gas has
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| every day combustion engine and it is the
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| | to be pressurized over 200 times the
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| least expensive of all the other
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| | normal atmospheric pressure. This is done
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| alternative fuels out there, making it
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| | by storing it in large, bulky tanks which
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| worthy of examination. Some vehicles, for
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| | are usually affixed to the bottom of the
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| example certain airport shuttles, already
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| | vehicle, or inside the trunk. In order to
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| use this kind of fuel, and have for many
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| | actually use natural gas in your car,
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| years. Presently there are approximately
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| | you'll have to modify your vehicle,
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| 150,000 vehicles on American roads that
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| | requiring an initial investment to make
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| use CNG, and over 7 million vehicles
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| | it a viable option. Buying a new CNG car
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| worldwide.
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| | will run you several thousand dollars
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| The world's cleanest running internal
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| | more than a similar car that runs only on
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| combustion vehicle, the Honda Civic GX,
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| | regular petrol. And then there is the
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| runs on compressed natural gas. This
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| | issue of trying to find CNG stations in
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| amazing car can drive from coast to coast
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| | your area.
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| and produce less non-methane hydrocarbons
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| | The biggest problem is that like oil,
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| than what is contained in a single
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| | natural gas is a non-renewable resource
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| teaspoon of regular gasoline. Another
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| | and is not a viable permanent solution
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| benefit of compressed natural gas is that
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| | for the planet's fuel needs. Another
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| in the even there is a spill, it quickly
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| | concern is that a great deal of natural
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| dissipates in to the air, rather than
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| | gas produced in our country is already
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| spilling all over the ground or leaking
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| | spoken for and used by consumers for
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| in to the water.
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| | things other than automobiles. In order
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| Natural gas is found underground with
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| | to fulfill the U.S. fuel requirements, we
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| petroleum and is also retrieved through
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| | will still have to rely primarily on
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| drilling. The majority of it is comprised
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| | foreign production.
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