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Please don’t read this month’s comments as a slam against insuranceagents. If you do, you have missed the point. Read more»
Propane retailers dutifully monitoring the nation's product reserves this summer breathed a collective sigh of relief when the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a stock build of 65 million barrels last month. Read more»
The federal engine is being tuned up to take its first ride towardfurther regulation of hazmat trucking. Read more»
In 1996, Richard Handler took over the family propane businessafter the death of his father. He had been involved with the business whenhe was growing up, but after college he chose a career in corporate Americaand moved away. Read more»
Just in time for the current back-to-school season, a $50 million program is getting under way in Texas to help school districts add new, clean fuel propane buses to their pupil transportation fleets. And that program is expected to be just the start of a major national effort to clean up school buses, spurred by new legislation and the Environmental Protection Agency's concerns about clean air and children's health. Read more»
A dramatic shortage of overfill protection valves has propane retailers scrambling and backyard cooks fuming over empty, obsolete cylinders that should not be filled. Read more»
Propane retailers interested in expanding their focus should consider selling hearth products - fireplaces, stoves, inserts, gas logs and more - for a profitable companion business, says a hearth products industry expert. Read more»
Drifting high above the treetops, pilot Travis Vencel released a five-second burst of propane-fueled flame, and the hot-air balloon gently lifted a little higher. As the red, green and black Jasper Engines & Transmissions balloon and its three passengers floated across a busy road, traffic crawled and drivers pointed. Read more»
Propane industry veterans are watching nervously as lawmakers debate President Bush's sweeping plan to merge nearly two dozen agencies into a new Homeland Security department. Read more»
Ever since Sept. 11, our nation has had to do some growing up and accept responsibility for our actions and our compromises. It's like someone pulled the blanket off all the stuff that was too good to be true. Read more»
