The world just got a little wider for Utahns who drive cars powered by clean-burning compressed natural gas. Utah Clean Cities Coalition and Questar Gas have collaborated to open a new fueling station near Vernal.
   
  Natural gas trucks are the most effective measure to reduce imports of OPEC oil compared to every other option. Significantly, natural gas trucks were also in the most cost-effective category of policy measures.
 
  A new energy bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate – the Next Generation Energy Security Act. It focuses on securing America’s energy supply, reducing emissions and investing in our domestic resources and ingenuity.
   
  You probably have never heard of oilman George Mitchell, but more than anyone else, he has changed the global energy outlook. In 1981, Mitchell's small petroleum company faced dwindling natural gas reserves.
 
  Even energy experts tend to forget the impact unanticipated events can have on markets and public policy. There are two developments that have the potential to cause dramatic change: the existence of reserves of natural gas and the BP spill.
   
  The good news is that there is a fuel solution for bus and truck fleets now: natural gas. In the last decade, more than 70 communities across the country have embraced natural gas vehicle technology for its many immediate benefits.
 
   
       
   
       
 
     
 
  Congress is faced with the very real issue of what to do about an energy plan. Two years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama pledged to end our dependence on Middle East oil in ten years. Are we making any progress?
   
  Natural gas is one source of energy that can greatly reduce our dependence on foreign oil while creating American jobs especially in Texas with its large proven reserves.
 
  What's the quickest path to achieving a future in which the U.S. is no longer held hostage by foreign oil and carbon emissions are sharply curtailed? The answer might be natural gas, which some experts predict will become the dominant fuel.
   
  Clean energy proponents often focus on geothermal, hydro, solar and wind, often overlooking one of the most prevalent natural resources in the U.S.: natural gas.
 
  Fleet conversion commitments from the private sector are critical in establishing a national transition to compressed natural gas vehicles. Many natural gas producers in western Colorado are converting their own fleets.
   
  Without minimizing the environmental issues involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, let’s focus on the economics of the situation.
 
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