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Natural Gas: America's Energy Salvation

Good article that outlines the reasons why we must make much better use of our abundant NG resources. The present licensing regulations for converting autos to NG use are a serious impediment and need to be changed. Westport (WPRT) now produces NG engines in partnership with Cummings that are installed in many buses and trucks.

In the long term NG is a transition fuel and while we must aggressively develop its use now we must also develop advanced nuclear reactors such as the IFR design to provide clean sustainable base load electricity for our future. The IFR design can burn accumulated nuclear waste as fuel converting it into much shorter half-life material. Davewmart has accurately described some of the many roadblocks to this progress that much be removed. Since this is a long term development it must be started now in order to be in place when we need it not to mention secure the U.S. future in the industry which is sure to grow.