Natural gas

It is well known that the reason the US has been able to reduce its carbon footprint is the use of natural gas in power plants. The reduction could have been much greater if the US used natural gas for transportation. This change over could have started 50 years and be completed. There are 23 million natural gas vehicles (CNG) in the world including 175,000 in the US and 50,000 heavy duty trucks. The 2,200 buses in LA county and 26,000 waste management garbage trucks use natural gas. Natural gas releases 30% less CO2 than gasoline. In addition gasoline releases nitric oxide causing acid rain along with carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Natural gas burns cleaner, engines run cleaner and cost less per mile. Natural gas can help auto companies meet the new tail pipe standards.