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Boise Green Living: Green Garbage Trucks

Garbage collection is a dirty job. But it's now being done in a cleaner way, thanks to new Allied Waste trash trucks.

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1966 vintage Pontiac GTO drives into history

A couple of Birmingham men are planning a drive into history. Two Birmingham businessmen are hoping to be the first to drive a car powered by Compressed Natural Gas all the way down Route 66.

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California transportation gets stimulus

California has been awarded $83.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act transit funding, and two San Gabriel Valley cities are going to tap into that money. Montebello will get $1.9 million to buy three 40-foot buses that run on compressed natural gas, or CNG.

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CNG-fuelled Bus Completes 322,000 Km Altoona Test – All Clear

A CNG fueled cutaway bus recently completed the demanding Altoona Bus Test without any unscheduled maintenance or repairs to the CNG fuel system.

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Revision makes Pickens Plan a lot more workable

Thanks to the shale discoveries, Pickens believes we now have enough natural gas — the estimated equivalent of more than 700 billion barrels of oil — to generate electricity and power vehicles.

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EPA Approves World’s First 100% Natural Gas 2010 Taxi Immediately Qualifies for a $4,000 Tax Credit

Altech-Eco Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina announced today that they have obtained a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the EPA for their DEDICATED 2010 Ford Transit Connect compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system.

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SWACO adds CNG powered vehicle to fleet

The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s (SWACO) Green Energy Center, located in Grove City, Ohio, turns landfill methane gas from decomposing trash into compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in cars and trucks.

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It's Time to Turn Up the Heat on NAT GAS

Right now in Washington, our elected officials are ignoring an important solution to many of this country's most pressing problems, and it's one that has been staring Congress straight in the eye for almost a year. I'm talking about the NAT GAS Act.

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Venta Inc. to Initiate Distribution of Foton CNG Delivery Trucks to the American Market

In an effort to reduce emission from the use of fossil fuels and help companies comply with the latest Green House Gas (GHG) requirements, Venta began an initiative to convert some trucks to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

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Pickens expects approval of key natural gas plan

The legislation, known as the Natural Gas Act, would dramatically expand the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel among heavy- duty fleets. House and Senate versions of the bill provide tax breaks for natural gas-powered vehicles and fueling stations.

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Grant will help company build 4 compressed natural gas stations

Kirk Energy Group, Findlay, on Wednesday was awarded a $2.7 million federal grant to build stations to sell compressed natural gas.

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OKstate Racing makes orange cars green

OKstate Racing, an organization that races Formula SAE cars, is modifying its vehicles to run on an alternative fuel called compressed natural gas.

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