Natural Gas Is A Much Cheaper Fuel Then Oil and Can Be Better.

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Barack Obama has endorsed having Diesel Trucks run on natural gas instead because its cheaper then oil(much cheaper)and also much more available in supply in the U.S. The U.S. currently has at least over a 100 year supply of natural gas on its own soil based on estimates. This is not the only benefit of natural gas. Soviet scientists were the first to begin building a helicopter using liquefied natural gas. They also used the liquefied natural gas as a fuel in airplanes. What they found out was liquefied natural gas was less corrosive toward the bearing and stuffing materials and it wouldn’t leak over a hot engine and cause fire or explosion. So not only is natural gas cheaper but it can also help with the maintenance of engines more then gasoline can. Sadly the technological improvement in natural gas use for aviation was quashed by those with interests in the oil business. Remember the main cost for airlines is fuel so they would be saving so much more money if they were to switch to liquefied natural gas. I wouldn't doubt some airliners already use liquefied natural gas as a fuel source now. To compare how much affordable natural gas is compared to oil I looked it up and a barrel of crude oil is currently $75.57 while the current price of natural gas is $3.73.