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MichCon CEO to Chair Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition

9 September 1997

MichCon CEO to Chair Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition

     Motor City Executive Will Steer National Agenda of Market Expansion

    DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- Driving home the benefit of natural gas
is second nature to MichCon president and CEO, Stephen Ewing.  Ewing will now
promote the expansion of the natural gas vehicle market on a national level
through his new role as chairman of the board for the Natural Gas Vehicle
Coalition (NGVC).
    Ewing's unanimous selection by the NGVC Board of Directors was announced
today at the NGVC's 9th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Ewing will
begin his two-year term as the Coalition's chair immediately.
    "If the United States is to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and
achieve its clean air goals, the use of NGVs nationwide must increase
substantially.  The NGV industry is on the threshold of dramatic growth and
I'm excited about being given the opportunity to lead the Coalition during
this time," said Ewing.
    The NGVC is a national organization dedicated to the cooperative
development of a growing, sustainable and profitable natural gas vehicle
market.  The NGVC represents over 200 natural gas companies, equipment
manufacturers and service providers, as well as environmental groups and
government organizations interested in the promotion and use of natural gas as
a transportation fuel.
    MichCon is one of the nation's largest natural gas distributors, with
1.2 million Michigan families and businesses relying on MichCon for their
energy needs.  MichCon is a wholly owned subsidiary of MCN Energy Group Inc.
.  Visit MichCon's Online Pipeline at http://www.michcon.com.

SOURCE  MichCon

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