
A new animal, new opportunity
May 1, 2004 By LP Gas
They are not the dinosaurs of the past. They are not the horror stories of years ago. They are not the shunned equipment that was given such a nasty name called "conversions."
Read MoreThey are not the dinosaurs of the past. They are not the horror stories of years ago. They are not the shunned equipment that was given such a nasty name called "conversions."
Read MoreTeaching educators about the benefits of propane-powered school buses can a rewarding experience for a propane marketer. The enrichment can be further enhanced when the retailer also assists the districts in obtaining government grants to cover all the costs.
Read MoreIn the heart of gritty, industrial Cleveland, parked on a pitted, gravel lot, some of the cleanest engines in the city are waiting to burn.
Read MoreImagine hordes of hurried motorists pulling into gas stations and filling their tanks with propane. Gas-and-go with the swipe of a money card. Think of all the clean-burning gallons that would be consumed should propane become commonplace as an American automobile fuel — to say nothing of the auxiliary LPG business that a public primed for propane would support.
Read MoreRemember the recent electricity shortages that crippled the state of California? You’d think those folks would have learned something about resource over-management after a crisis of that magnitude, right? Guess again.
Read MoreConcerns for the environment have moved indoors. The health and safety of employees in the workplace have long been an issue with OSHA, but more recently the Environmental Protection Agency has promulgated large spark ignited (LSI) engine emission regulations that are already impacting the forklift market.
Read MoreImminent EPA regulations and a competitive race toward the hot, new technologies that promise high growth markets are pressing propane industry efforts to solve complex fuel composition problems that have plagued the industry for decades.
Read MorePropane’s prominence as a motor vehicle fuel appears ready to shift into overdrive with construction of the nation’s first alternative fuels Regional Transportation Center in San Diego.
Read MoreSome people are attracted to the stunning beauty of deep blue lake waters tucked picturesquely beneath white-capped mountains. Others come to witness the graceful power of a waterfall, or the almost spiritual silence of a rustic landscape torn from an old Zane Gray novel.
Read MoreJust 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.
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