ELECTED OFFICIALS DRAFT RESOLUTION TO DETROIT AUTO MAKERS
WHEREAS, GASOLINE PRICES KEEP FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN, AND OUR CITIZENS HAVE DIFFICULTY KEEPING MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, TRAVELING, AND KEEPING APPOINTMENTS FOR OTHER NECESSITIES OF LIFE ETC.; AND
WHEREAS, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) IS CLEAN BURNING AND AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL RECOMMENDED BY THE EPA, THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD AND THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE, LESS EXPENSIVE, PROMOTES GOOD AIR QUALITY AND THUS MORE HEALTHY FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS; AND
WHEREAS, THE DETROIT AUTO MAKERS HAVE STOPPED PRODUCING CNG VEHICLES, EXCEPT FOR THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FLEET USE, DUE TO A POOR MARKET IN THE 1990s TO THE PRESENT DUE TO A DEARTH OF REFUELING STATIONS OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE FOR CNG, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND
WHEREAS, A HOME REFUELING SYSTEM HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET SINCE 1974, BUT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UNKNOWN TO OUR CITIZENS, BECAUSE SUCH REFUELING SYSTEM ( "MY PHILL") WAS MADE IN CANADA BY FUELMAKER; AND
WHEREAS, "MY PHILL" BY FUELMAKER IS NOW REPORTING THAT THEY ARE NOW BEING SWAMPED FOR PURCHASE ORDERS OF "MY PHILL."
LET IT, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION ENCOURAGE THE DETROIT AUTO MAKERS TO RENEW THE PRODUCTION OF CNG BURNING VEHICLES EN MASS TO ASSIST OUR CITIZENS GAIN BETTER AIR QUALITY, GAIN A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, STABILIZE THE COST OF FUEL, AND GET BETTER FUEL MILEAGE FOR THE REASONS INCORPORATED HEREIN.
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REF/
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/36003
