The greenest car for 2012 runs on natural gas (it's not electric!)
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Winner of the 2012 Green Car of the Year here!
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Winner of the 2012 Green Car of the Year here!
Natural Gas...powering a cleaner tomorrow
Natural Gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel on the planet!
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the average emissions from natural gas-fired electric generation are: 1,135 pounds per MegaWatt (lbs/MWh) of carbon dioxide, 0.1 lbs/MWh of sulfur dioxide, and 1.7 lbs/MWh of nitrogen oxides. When compared to coal-fired electric generation, natural gas only produces half as much carbon dioxide, less than a third as much nitrogen oxides, and 1% as much sulfur oxides.
Natural Gas can be considered a 'green fuel'. As America works toward using renewable fuels for power generation, natural gas will play an important role to bridge the gap until the necessary infrastructure is in place to switch our grid to renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and solar farms. And it's not just power generation that can be "greened" by natural gas! Compressed natural gas is the most cost effective vehicle fuel and dramatically reduces emissions as well as our dependence on foreign oil.
By modifying every power plant and vehicle in use today to run on natural gas, the United States could greatly reduce air emissions. Virginia's natural gas plays a vital role in our nation's ability to achieve this goal.
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the average emissions from natural gas-fired electric generation are: 1,135 pounds per MegaWatt (lbs/MWh) of carbon dioxide, 0.1 lbs/MWh of sulfur dioxide, and 1.7 lbs/MWh of nitrogen oxides. When compared to coal-fired electric generation, natural gas only produces half as much carbon dioxide, less than a third as much nitrogen oxides, and 1% as much sulfur oxides.
Natural Gas can be considered a 'green fuel'. As America works toward using renewable fuels for power generation, natural gas will play an important role to bridge the gap until the necessary infrastructure is in place to switch our grid to renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and solar farms. And it's not just power generation that can be "greened" by natural gas! Compressed natural gas is the most cost effective vehicle fuel and dramatically reduces emissions as well as our dependence on foreign oil.
By modifying every power plant and vehicle in use today to run on natural gas, the United States could greatly reduce air emissions. Virginia's natural gas plays a vital role in our nation's ability to achieve this goal.
Did you know...
Replacing one diesel garbage truck with one that operates on natural gas has the same emissions benefits as taking 325 cars off the road per year!
