...this April traveling along I-40 in Oklahoma...one sees at least two billboards advertising CNG stations

The Prius is an automobile seachange...and down the road...Edmunds insideline published news about Toyota FT-Bh concept unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show. (FT-Bh= Future Toyota-B segment hybrid) Smaller than the Prius, weighing less than 1800 pounds; projecting over 130 mpg via a plug-in electric motor and 2-cylinder cng engine (two powertrains).The hybrid drive system to be nearly 200 pounds lighter than the Hybrid Synergy Drive System.

Clean Energy Fuels released a map locating 150 LNG stations they will be opening in the next two years

Major milestone: With the opening (Dec 1st, 2011) of the cng station in Westfield, NY and the addition of stations in Pittsburg, it is now possible to drive my dedicated cng Honda civic from Rome NY to my hometown in Toronto.OH

July 11, 2011 Chesapeake Press Release: In an effort to help break OPEC's 38-year stranglehold on the U.S. economy and to lower energy costs to American consumers, enhance national security, stimulate economic growth, create hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs and improve the environment, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today unveiled its plan for an achievable, scalable and affordable pathway toward a transportation future that runs on America's own abundant supplies of natural gas and oil from deep shale and other unconventional formations. Central to this private-sector initiative to stimulate world-class technological innovation and stronger economic growth is the creation of a $1.0 billion venture capital fund, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel derived primarily from OPEC oil with domestic oil, natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels.

Is this the way free enterpise is suppose to work? NO GOVERNMENT HANDOUT NEEDED! Just keep regulations reasonable.

Is EPA/CARB certification regulations impeding the availability of NGV (natural gas vehicles) in this country? Is there an affordable process for individuals to do there own EPA/CARB certification for limited/unique registration available vehicle types?

— Let's get off oil. See advocate Edwin Black address the WAJ (Western Auto Journalists) and talks about his new book, "The Plan".

Installing refueling appliance

Lincoln Valley Automotive, Ontario, Canada Refueling Station of note http://www.altecheco.com> Asheville, NC - EPA certified NGV Why cng? www.ngvglobal.com www.cngnow.com www.iangv.org www.ngvgroup.com www.ngvguide.com www.ngvworldfair.com www.ngvc.org (NGVAmerica) www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/natural_gas.html www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/natural_gas_locations.html

Honda Civic Natural Gas naturalDrive.com, Phoenix AZ BAF Technologies, Dallas Baytech, Los Altos, CA cngprices.com Utica CNG Fueling Station N. Syracuse CNG Fueling Station 1235 Rush Scottsville Rd, Rush NY CNG Fueling Station Natural Gas Vehicle Institute www.afvi.org Mercedes-Benz launches bi-fueled E 200 NGT BlueEfficiency

What CNG services are available in Oneida County, NY?

• Utica CNG Fueling Station requires Clean Energy or State card
• CNG certified mechanics:
• Skips Auto & Truck Repair
  (works on state & fed cng vehicles)
  607 S James St.; Rome, NY 13440 (315) 336 2931

Flared methane in Oneida county: AVA landfill: 4 flares (3 at 24/7)
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority has hired Barton & Loguidice to study possible uses of this methane.
source: Dec 6, 08, Daily Sentinel, Rome, NY
Also see http://www.epa.gov/lmop/overview.htm Landfill Methane Outreach Program

$40 billion worth of flared & otherwise lost gas each year*

— It seems the USA's denial of CNG for cars demonstrates elitism or a "head-in-the-sand attitude" while the rest of the developed countries have embraced CNG for cars.
— U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom
—Internal Combustion by Edwin Black
— Is Natural Gas Cheap?

— Considering today's circumstance it really seems wrongful to our economy to drive gasoline fueled cars. The price of natural gas continues to fall! According to cngprices.com the price for gallon (guage equivalent) to fillup at the ONG (Oklahoma Natural Gas) refueling stations is $0.78 while Californians are paying $4.00 a gal for gasoline. Wake up America...