J.J. Pirko, of Weathersfield, Ohio (near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border) has published an op-ed in the Warren (OH) Tribune in which he writes,
For almost three years, I have been promoting our region’s achievements and potential through the Pickens Plan organization, a network of entrepreneurs, inventors and activists.
Pirko points out that natural gas can come from many sources
We are turning “garbage gas” and “sewage sludge” into electricity; an algae biofuel plant is planned where a steel mill once stood. [Nearby, a company] is attempting to convert coal into aircraft and diesel fuel. Another company is preparing to de-polymerize recycled plastic into oil, and the list keeps building.
Natural gas is also produced from sewage treatment sludge, agricultural waste and landfills naturally fermenting garbage.
Mr. Pirko reviews some of natural gas’ successes
We already have the technology to convert trucks, buses and cars to run on methane (natural gas) that is a proven, practical alternative for petroleum-based motor vehicle fuels. The trucks serving the Port of Los Angeles and many major metropolitan bus fleets have converted to natural gas, because it reduces air pollution in smog-filled cities.
He calls for the passage of H.R. 1380 (The NAT GAS Act) because
Energy runs our economy, and we are developing it here.
To read the entire essay click HERE
— The Pickens Team