CNG vehicle fuel makes big inroads in Argentina

January 2004

Argentina

CNG vehicle fuel makes big inroads in Argentina

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CNG vehicle fuel makes big inroads in Argentina

Argentina

Ride in a car here and chances are better than one in seven your trip will be powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The odds would have been far more remote just a few years ago. But Argentines in growing numbers have been converting their vehicles to CNG power, taking advantage of their country’s abundant natural-gas reserves and relatively low prices for CNG fuel. So many have made the switch, in fact, that according to the International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles, Argentina leads the world in converting vehicles to CNG. Currently, the country has 1.1 million natural-gas-powered cars, and more than 1,000 service stations in 18 of its 23 provinces offer CNG fill-ups. On average, 25,000 cars are being converted... [Log in to read more]

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January 2004

Argentina

CNG vehicle fuel makes big inroads in Argentina

Ride in a car here and chances are better than one in seven your trip will be powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The odds would ......

Bolivia

Bolivia might soon lose its Cites trading rights

Government inaction could shortly cause Bolivia to be shut out of the global system for legal trade in endangered wild animal and plant species. During 2002 ......

Guatemala

Guatemala’s first modern gold mine on way

Guatemala is allowing construction of its first modern-day gold mine, a move that government officials hope—and environmentalists fear—will help make this country a magnet for ......

Colombia

Uribe accused of environmental backsliding

Alvaro Uribe spent much of his youth outdoors, riding horses in the wilderness. As a presidential candidate and newly elected head of state, he talked ......

Climate change (Free Read)

Calls mount for more ozone-hole research

Following the recent swelling of the Antarctic ozone hole to near-record size, the two countries exposed to the hole’s heightened ultraviolet radiation every year are ......

Around the Region

Spate of sea-turtle killings in Mexico

A recent rash of sea turtle slaughters by bandits on horseback has spurred Mexican authorities into action. In the past three months, carcasses of at ......

Centerpiece

Air gain is no guarantee for these kids

Residents of the U.S.-Mexican border metropolis of El Paso-Ciudad Juárez have taken heart in recent years as serious air-quality problems have shown signs of easing. Statistics ......

Q&A

INBio’s Guevara assesses bioprospecting program

The Costa Rican private, nonprofit organization INBio often is held up as an example of public and private-sector cooperation for equitable, sustainable bioprospecting. When INBio ......