Take a Trip to Clean Air

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Storyteller: This is my home. My dad’s new car is in the garage. We like to drive with our family to visit friends and relatives. Sometimes we travel many miles and stop for fuel for our car along the way. My dad’s new car runs on alternative fuel and not gasoline.
Storyteller: Once we visited my Uncle Paul in Texas. He works at an oil well. We rode out to the country in his truck and had a picnic. His truck runs on PROPANE gas, just like his barbeque grill.
Storyteller: Last year, we visited my mom’s friends in California. I saw lots of cars. The air smelled bad and the sky looked gray. My dad says it is because of air pollution from the cars.
Storyteller: This summer, we are going to visit Aunt Ellen in Kansas. She grows corn on her farm. She drives a car that uses ETHANOL instead of gasoline. A nearby factory makes ETHANOL from her corn.
Storyteller: I like to visit Grandfather Nate in Alaska. There is lots of snow and it’s very cold outside. Grandfather has a big furnace that burns NATURAL GAS to keep us warm. He also uses NATURAL GAS in his truck instead of diesel fuel.
Storyteller: Every day we ride to school with Miss Betty. She is a school bus driver. Miss Betty says the bus uses BIODIESEL fuel made right here in town from vegetable oils and fats.
Storyteller: On garbage day, my friend Mike and I take the trash out to the curb. Mike’s dad drives the garbage truck. His dad says the truck uses METHANOL as fuel for the engine. METHANOL is made from decomposed garbage.
Storyteller: Tonight, we are going out for dinner for my dad’s birthday. I like riding in his ELECTRIC car because it is so quiet. Solar electric panels on the roof of our house get power from the sun to charge the batteries in the car.
Storyteller: When I grow up, I want to have a car that keeps the air clean and saves energy. Cars of the future may use HYDROGEN fuel made from water or other natural sources.
Storyteller: My family and friends use vehicles powered by fuels that are cleaner to use than gasoline or diesel. These fuels are called ALTERNATIVE FUELS. They are made here in our own country from natural, renewable sources. The next time you take a trip, ask what kind of fuel the vehicle is using.
Key Words to Alternative Fuel Technology Alternative fuels Any fuel for vehicles other than conventional petroleum-based gasoline and diesel. Biodiesel Any liquid biodegradable fuel suitable as a diesel fuel substitute or diesel fuel additive or extender made from transesterification of oils of vegetables. Electric Energy arising from electric charge interaction provided by generators, fuel cells, photovoltaics or electrical conductors, which may be stored in batteries. Ethanol Liquid alcohol, ethyl alcohol or grain-spirit produced from grain or agricultural waste and may be mixed with another fuels. Hydrogen A gas composed of the smallest and lightest element found in nature and usually produced by electrolysis or striping from liquid fuels. Methanol Clear liquid alcohol produced from natural gas, coal, or biomass and may be mixed with another fuels. Natural Gas A gas compressed to a volume and density that is practical as a portable fuel in a cylinder or liquefied and stored in cryogenic tanks produced as a byproduct from crude oil refining. Propane A liquefied petroleum gas produced as a byproduct from natural gas processing and crude oil refining.