http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=753&e=1&u=/ap/20050122/ap_on_sc/lng_revival
"For years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) was too expensive."
"But as growing demand for natural gas outstrips North America's conventional supplies, many experts view imports of LNG as the only way to head off decades of soaring prices for businesses and the tens of millions of households that rely on the fuel for heat and electricity. "
"While politicians talk of the need for greater U.S. energy independence, American consumers are expected to be relying increasingly on LNG imports"
LNG in my country is 1/2 the price of petroleum, and most Taxi's around here convert there tanks over to LNG.