Liquefied Natural Gas Station To Open In Conn.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP/WCBS 880) -- A new type of gas station is opening in Connecticut, selling liquefied natural to trucks to reduce polluting diesel fumes while also potentially saving money.

WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reports

Bill Malone, owner and operator of Enviro Express Inc., which transports waste to landfills and transfer stations, is opening the LNG station Friday at his company in Bridgeport near the busy Interstate 95, a key East Coast highway from Maine to Florida.

The Bridgeport station also will sell compressed natural gas that fuels cars. Malone and other promoters of LNG for vehicles say the fuel stations, established years ago in the West, are only now beginning to move east, starting with the Connecticut site.

Promoters of natural gas say it's cleaner than gasoline and reduces U.S. reliance on imported oil because it's mostly from North America.

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