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ALTERNATIVE FUELS * Canada - EnCana seeks natural gas highway network
Energy firm is asking the federal government to put $1-billion in to kick-start a transformation of the country's highways
Calgary,ALB,CAN -Report On Business/Globe Investor, by Nathan Vanderklippe -December 20, 2009: -- One of Canada's biggest energy companies is asking the federal government for $1-billion to kick-start a transformation of the country's highways... Over the past few months, EnCana Corp. has been in talks with government officials about a plan to build a network of hundreds of compressed and liquid natural gas fuelling stations between Windsor, Ont. and Quebec City, Canada's busiest highway corridor... EnCana, one of the continent's biggest suppliers of natural gas, is also pushing Ottawa to create tax incentives for trucking companies that convert their 18-wheelers from diesel to natural gas engines. The company has been working together with Westport Innovations Inc., a maker of natural-gas-powered truck engines, and the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance to convince the Conservative government to include the spending item in its spring budget... (Image from EnCana)Labels: alternative fuels
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