Compressed Gas Association develops LNG and CNG standards The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) created a new Natural Gas Technology Committee to address unique topics related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG). Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority awards New Flyer a contract for 265 CNG buses The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded New Flyer a contract for 265 30-foot and 40-foot heavy-duty buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) propulsions.     The City of Marianna is opening the door to possible expansion of its natural gas fleet Commissioners of the City of Marianna (Florida) approved a nearly $300.000 deal with Phoenix Energy to construct a new fast-fueling natural gas station at the city’s Public Works site on South Street. New Energy Vision Report documents True Fuels Revolution in New York and New Jersey According to Tomorrow’s Trucks: Leaving the Era of Oil Behind, a report released today by the national non profit organization Energy Vision, there has been a rapid rise in the use of natural gas garbage trucks.     Pickett urges local governments to submit applications for natural gas vehicle grants     Philadelphia Gas Works to buy twenty-four natural gas vehicles     SoCalGas joins Air Quality Agencies and California Energy Commission to develop heavy-duty, near-zero emission natural gas engines     Applications are now being accepted for the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) Natural Gas Vehicle program, said Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna).     A city panel approved a Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) request to buy 24 natural gas vehicles, even though the utility acknowledges it would cost less to buy conventional gasoline cars.     Southern California Gas Co., South Coast Air Quality Management District, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and California Energy Commission are issuing a request for proposals to support the development of ultra-clean natural gas engines.

Leveling the road for natural gas vehicles can give drivers a break from summer gas price hikes     The Energy Information Agency summer cost forecast estimates that gasoline prices this summer will average $3.63 per gallon.   Clean Energy releases fourth edition of ROAD TO NATURAL GAS     Clean Energy Fuels Corp. released Vol. IV of ROAD TO NATURAL GAS, an update of its growing portfolio of customers making the switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel or expanding their current fleets.       Interview with Gregg Kantor (Second Vice Chairman, American Gas Association)     The CWC Group exclusively interviewed the Second Vice Chairman of the American Gas Association (AGA), Gregg Kantor, who answered about the summit and the impact of the shale revolution in the energy industry.   CNG Codes & Standards Training     Black Hills Energy, in cooperation with the Natural Gas Vehicle Institute, is sponsoring a "CNG Codes & Standards Training" for fire marshals, code officials, and anyone who converts, builds, operates and/or maintains NGVs or CNG equipment.