#3 Is Hydrogen the Next Big Fuel?

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#3 Is Hydrogen the Next Big Fuel?

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Feb 15, 2016

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Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. We will never run out of it. But will we run our cars on it? There are a number of high-level initiatives that are seeking to make hydrogen-fueled vehicles a reality.

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Feb 15, 2016

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Whether it’s for food, fuel, drinks or snacks — about half of the U.S. population is at a convenience store every day. We sell 80% of the country’s fuel and we are 4% of the total U.S. economy. We’ll talk about what we see at stores — and what the future may hold — as long as it’s convenient.

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What Is Convenience Matters?: Whether it’s for food, fuel, drinks or snacks, about half of the U.S. population shops at a convenience store every day. On Convenience Matters, a weekly podcast brought to you by NACS, we’ll talk about what we see at stores and what the... by Convenience Matters
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#27 What’s in a Name?: Special Guest: Michael Klein, communications professional and author by Convenience Matters
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#7 Convenient By Design: Joe Bona, Founder and President of MoseleyBona Retail by Convenience Matters
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#2 Making the Healthy Choice the Convenient Choice: Amaris Bradley, Senior Manager of Partnerships for the Partnership for a Healthier America by Convenience Matters
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#8 How Do You Sell Healthy?: Hank Cardello, Senior Fellow and Director of the Obesity Solutions Initiative at the Hudson Institute by Convenience Matters
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#10 Defining the Future of Fuels: From electric charging to ethanol to compressed natural gas and hydrogen, new fueling options continue to gain traction in the marketplace. As these and other new fueling options emerge as viable alternatives to traditional gasoline and diesel fuel,... by Convenience Matters
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#20 Advocacy Made Easy: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#36 Beer: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#28 Fueling a Clean Transportation Future: Special Guest: Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist and Fuels Lead for the Clean Vehicles Program, Union of Concerned Scientists by Convenience Matters
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#40 Life Is Good: Steve Gross, Chief Executive Optimist, Life is Good Kids Foundation by Convenience Matters
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#34 Pulling Together: Amy Slechta, Project Manager, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution by Convenience Matters
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#12 Convenience Stores as Safe Places: Laurie Jackson, President & CEO, National Safe Place Network by Convenience Matters
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#13 You Can Go Home Again: Jared Scheeler, Managing Director, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc.; and DeAnn Scheeler, Director of Human Resources, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#31 Will Tesla’s Reality Meet Its Dreams?: Donovan Woods, Director of Operations for The Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#21 Fresh Convenience: Tom Stenzel, President and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association by Convenience Matters
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#4 Convenience Stores in the Movies: Michael Klein, communications professional and author by Convenience Matters
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#17 Finding New Ideas: Richard Oneslager, President, Balmar Management Group by Convenience Matters
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#24 Texas Convenience Stores: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for theNational Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#1 New Cars and New Fuels: Guest: Donovan Woods, Director of Operations for the Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#3 Is Hydrogen the Next Big Fuel?: Joe Gagliano, California Fuel Cell Partnership, and Bob Wimmer, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#22 We Card: Doug Anderson, president of The We Card Program by Convenience Matters
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#26 Warm Weather Heats Up Sales: Overall, convenience store sales from June through August are about 5% higher than the rest of the year, according to NACS sales data. And the sales of packaged beverages – soda, water, juices, teas and sports and energy drinks – are nearly 18%... by Convenience Matters
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#39 Store Tours: South America: Trends at Fueling Outlets in South America by Convenience Matters
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#43 No Soup for You: Larry Thomas, actor most renowned as Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi by Convenience Matters
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#41 Competitive Advantage: Kent Couch, CEO, Couch Investments LLC by Convenience Matters
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#29 AAA Evaluates Fuel Performance: Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations, AAA; Avery Ash, Director of Federal Affairs, AAA by Convenience Matters
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#19 Shared Travel: Revolution or Evolution?: Smartphones have gone well beyond transforming how people communicate and share moments from their lives on social media – they are now transforming how people share things, whether renting homes, selling goods or even sharing cars. The allure to... by Convenience Matters
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#50 Foodvenience: Dan Munford, Managing Director, Insight by Convenience Matters
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#38 Ethanol Overview: Kristy Moore, Principal Scientist, KMoore Consulting LLC by Convenience Matters
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