“We’ve got, I think, broad agreement that we’ve got terrific natural gas resources in this country.  Are we doing everything we can to develop those? ...  Are there things that we can do to encourage that?  And there’s already been bipartisan interest in those issues.” (Ellipses added) – President Barack Obama

“Each day, our nation consumes about 21 million barrels of oil – more than 25 percent of the world’s oil supply. ...  With only 3 percent of the world’s oil reserves, we cannot produce our way to a safe and secure energy future. ...  We must get serious about using cleaner burning natural gas and renewable energy.” (Ellipses added)  -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

“Over the past 10 years, new technology has been developed so that the vast supplies of natural gas are now easily and safely recoverable from the huge shale deposits under Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Appalachia, Arkansas, and elsewhere. ...  We should immediately begin providing incentives to truckers and fleet owners, to transit companies and school boards, to municipal, county, and state vehicles, for the purpose of kick-starting a natural gas vehicle industry in the United States.” (Ellipses added) -- T. Boone Pickens, chairman, BP Capital Management

“As a manufacturer of Compressed Natural Gas filling stations, I understand the tremendous jobs potential of Marcellus Works.  It is important that we encourage a demand for these products in Pennsylvania so the jobs stay in Pennsylvania instead of going to the other states that have taken the lead in this emerging field.”  -- Mark Good, president, P.C. McKenzie Company

“Study after study shows that this country has tremendous natural gas resources. Using natural gas as a transportation fuel increases energy security, creates jobs, provides cleaner air and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.”  -- Rich Kolodjzeij, president, NGVAmerica