Ethanol vs. Natural Gas or Coal: Comparison Not Even Close [View article]
Oh contrare. Using NG for cars, etc will indeed require new systems. A whole new and expensive infrastructure along Americas highways and all new filling stations. I was involved in a propane conversion for a delivery truck fleet. Prohibitive hidden and apparent costs
On Nov 19 12:41 PM jack kreg wrote:
> excellent article, coal and NG are American fuels, and the country > badly needs them incorporated into our energy industry. Perhaps, > NG should be used to reduce coal use in power plants in the short > term, and coal-to-clean fuel developed for our longer term liquid > fuel needs. > So, near term, lets get NG into more power plants replacing the oldest > coal plants first, AND > Second, lets begin to rapidly convert our transportation systems > to run on compressed NG, as much as possible, cars, trucks, buses > can be converted, new systems are not required, simply conversion. > We will also need to address the delivery of compressed NG to the > consumer. > > Great Article, I just sent President Obama a compelling email for > him to replace the current Sec of Energy with none other than yourself. > > Hope that you will hold your nose and accept. > thanks for excellent article.
Ethanol vs. Natural Gas or Coal: Comparison Not Even Close [View article]
Are you kidding?? Tar Sands Oil and Coal are the worst energy sources known to man. Inefficient oil and dirty coal. Making either environmentally clean will double the resulting energy price
On Nov 19 07:17 AM very rare wrote:
> Very good article. I believe our oil days are done and we need to > concentrate on coal. Use the technology to make it clean burning > and let the other countries buy the foreign oil that made us dependent > on them for so long. We can get the oil we need from oil sands that > we and our good neighbors, Canada have.
Ethanol vs. Natural Gas or Coal: Comparison Not Even Close [View article]
On Nov 19 12:41 PM jack kreg wrote:
> excellent article, coal and NG are American fuels, and the country
> badly needs them incorporated into our energy industry. Perhaps,
> NG should be used to reduce coal use in power plants in the short
> term, and coal-to-clean fuel developed for our longer term liquid
> fuel needs.
> So, near term, lets get NG into more power plants replacing the oldest
> coal plants first, AND
> Second, lets begin to rapidly convert our transportation systems
> to run on compressed NG, as much as possible, cars, trucks, buses
> can be converted, new systems are not required, simply conversion.
> We will also need to address the delivery of compressed NG to the
> consumer.
>
> Great Article, I just sent President Obama a compelling email for
> him to replace the current Sec of Energy with none other than yourself.
>
> Hope that you will hold your nose and accept.
> thanks for excellent article.
Ethanol vs. Natural Gas or Coal: Comparison Not Even Close [View article]
On Nov 19 07:17 AM very rare wrote:
> Very good article. I believe our oil days are done and we need to
> concentrate on coal. Use the technology to make it clean burning
> and let the other countries buy the foreign oil that made us dependent
> on them for so long. We can get the oil we need from oil sands that
> we and our good neighbors, Canada have.
The Nine Best Natural Gas, Oil Pipelines for Income and Capital Gains [View article]
Owning/recommending both Oneok and Williams, it appears we've drawn the same conclusions.