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To: Brumar89 who wrote (647266)	3/8/2012 2:23:38 PM
From: Jim McMannis	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1570527

I recall the city of Los Angeles? had a bunch of vehicles on CNG in the 70s.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (647266)	3/8/2012 4:06:57 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570527

Funny how the free market works if you give it time: It seems that you stopped at the title...which is completely misleading... Here are some reasons that U.S. buyers have been slow to adopt natural-gas vehicles: _ *Lack of fueling stations. There are around 1,000 natural-gas fueling stations in the U.S., but only half of them are open to the public. Most are operated by local governments or private companies to refuel buses and other fleet vehicles. California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a natural gas provider backed by oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, is planning a big expansion. It aims to install natural-gas pumps at 150 truck stops nationwide over the next few years. But that pales in comparison to the availability of gasoline, which is sold at 117,000 stations in the U.S. That's why natural gas is still primarily relegated to fleets, which can return to a central refueling station.* Filling up at a CNG station is just like pumping gasoline, although the fuel is a highly-compressed gas, not a liquid. Also, read the paragraph on cost. The markets may work but at a snail's pace. Al

To: Brumar89 who wrote (647266)	3/8/2012 4:16:04 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570527

Job growth was widespread in most of private firms in February, led by service-producing companies. Service producers generated 170 thousand jobs, following 149 jobs added in January and 225 jobs created in December. Employment in the construction industry grew by 16 thousand, marking the fifth consecutive gain in this sector. Meanwhile, employment in the financial services sector increased 14 thousand in the month, the largest monthly gain over the last two years. Employment in manufacturing accelerated in February, as did good-producing sector. Factories added 21 thousand jobs compared to 16 thousand in January while goods producers hired 46 thousand more employees in the month, nearly double the number added in December, 2011.