A few topics that have been discussed on this site are :
General Motors – Shreveport could convert the plant to making NGV
Issues of CNG fueling stations.
I have not seen any recent discussion on these topics but could have missed them.
• General Motors and many other auto makers are in serious financial trouble. They have refused, in the past, to utilize the nations abundant source of fuel, natural gas. The cost of crude oil brought devastation to the sale of trucks and SUV’s and now the auto industry wants the government to make up the difference in their loss.
• If the tax payers come to their rescue, it should be under the condition that the auto industry convert their truck and SUV assembly plants, such as the one in Shreveport, to making CNG vehicles.
• Yes, fueling stations need to be built. How hard is that? Not at all.
• Yes, the price of crude oil is down. It will stay down only if this country continues to move toward energy independence.
• Rumors of BP taking over Chesapeake. BP is not an American owned company and it is more invested in crude oil than natural gas. It may or may not be interested in producing natural gas. It’s not going to be dedicated to promoting American interests.
Off to a good start. Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to the Obama Administration, is a supporter of the Pickens Plan and the use of CNG in transportation.
http://www.pickensplan.com/
I hope everyone involved in the Haynesville Shale play is a supporter of the Pickens Plan. Any additional natural gas production is good for us, good for the natural gas industry and certainly good for the nation.