[Carry_Okie]

For years, my contention has been that the ultimate hybrid car would be a gas turbine. They are proven, efficient, and small. With today's hybrid drive train, the transmission problems high speed turbines had in years past would be no problem at all.

Further, we know how to handle LNG and the distribution system already exists. Some clever child could even develop a safe home liquifaction and storage system.

IMO, LNG is the way to go for the intermediate term until battery technology advances so that nukes could power electric cars.

[texas booster]

Met with a gas drilling company who mentioned that their production costs for gas wells has tripled in the past few years, and that so many wells are bring sunk into proven reserves like the Barnett Shale in Texas that they are already seeing production drop per well.

I bet that there is still plenty of NG available but the ability to bring in LNG is a good thing. I hate sending our money overseas, but I hate being cold and without power even more.

Are you seeing much NG activity on the North Slope?

[scooter2]

Instead of beginning to establish the infrastructure now, it will be typical to wait until the need for LNG is urdent before starting on such a project. It will then cost much more to get LNG on-line. Besides the Dems will try to roadblock the projsect in order to placate their bed-wetting, hand-wringing environut, friends