| The alternative fuel industry has grown in popularity | | | | convert engines. |
| over the years, and the Federal as well as State | | | | Some people don’t agree with the thought of |
| goverments are getting involved like never before. | | | | their tax dollars paying for something like paying for |
| Legislation is being introduced every day offering | | | | companies to convert vehicles to alternative fuel |
| goverment grants for using alternative fuels. That | | | | vehicles. However, if they really thought about the |
| means that research and technology can continue to | | | | advantages, they might actually change their mind |
| progress as it has for several years now as scientists | | | | and begin supporting the goverment grant program |
| and researchers find new ways to provide us with | | | | for alternative fuel use. |
| power other than standard fossil fuels. | | | | For example, allowing the goverment to provide |
| What types of goverment grants are available when | | | | grant money for those who want to use alternative |
| it comes to the use of alternative fuels? Well, most | | | | fuels, we are decreasing our dependence on foreign |
| of them involve businesses who are interested in | | | | oil and thus becoming much more self-sufficient. This |
| converting their gas-powered vehicle fleets over to | | | | will also help with the alarming phenomenon of global |
| alternative fuel fleets that are environmentally friendly | | | | warming, which is a reality, and has been brought to |
| and will meet with the Energy Policy Act that | | | | the forefront through ex-Vice President Al |
| President Bush signed in 2005. | | | | Gore’s Oscar winning documentary “An |
| Businesses such as trucking companies use a large | | | | Inconvenient Truth”. |
| amount of fossil fuels. The increasing cost of gasoline | | | | All of us in the United States should really be |
| makes their operating costs rise and, in turn, passed | | | | concerned about both of these problems: |
| on to the consumer – that’s us! When these | | | | dependence on foreign oil and global warming. By |
| companies begin to convert their trucks over to | | | | getting involved with grant programs, the goverment |
| alternative fuel and get a goverment grant to pay | | | | is doing what it can to insure that we can find |
| for the cost, they’re saving money, and so are | | | | solutions to the problems instead of just sitting back |
| we! | | | | and doing nothing. Alternative fuels are the wave of |
| Of course, these goverment grants won’t cover | | | | the future and having the support of the goverment |
| the cost of switching to alternative fuel sources | | | | through grant money can help make us a totally |
| entirely. However, many grants can amount to millions | | | | independent country when it comes to our energy |
| of dollars of free money with the companies only | | | | sources. |
| having to pay about half of what is required to | | | | |