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from the 1.8 percent pace shown for the Competitor Clean Energy Fuels is Holy Hog
past 12 months in his report. also slowing development of its net- It’s unknown whether Pope Francis
Broughton also emphasized a push work, reportedly altering plans to open ever rode the custom 2013 Dyna
toward continued pay increases. one station every week-and-a-half to Super Glide that was a gift from Willie
Wage increases in 2012 and 2013 one every two weeks. Davidson, a retired Harley-Davidson
“have brought wages back to more The reason? “To let the trucks catch designer and grandson of the company’s
competitive levels relative to other up on us,” said Blu LNG CEO Merritt co-founder. But an unidentified bidder
industries,” Broughton said. “Expect Norton, as development of the LNG agreed to pay $327,000 for the motor-
pay increases in 2014 to be more geared networks has outpaced sales of LNG- cycle at a Paris charity auction.
towards ‘gain sharing,’” the report said, powered trucks. The Bonhams auction house said
referring to “bonus pay related to fuel the telephone buyer agreed to pay far
economy, utilization, safety and service.” 

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Blu LNG and Clean Energy, two
of the largest developers of natural
gas fueling stations, have cut back on
expansion efforts.
Blu LNG has laid off 20 percent of
its staff, ousted several senior executives
and slowed development of fueling sta-
tions. The company has a network of
about 25 locations, with plans to grow to
40 to 50 by the end of the year, far less
than it originally planned. It has cut its
number of employees by 40 to 170.

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