The neighboring Tennessee cities of Millersville and Goodlettsville are butting heads over plans for a new propane storage facility, NewsChannel5.com reported this week. Cheryl Maplesden, Carl Sumruld and a posse of other Goodlettsville residents object to the new facility and are going door to door to raise awareness for their cause. They’re concerned that the […]
Dubai Civil Defense and Emirates Gas have teamed up to launch a campaign to educate propane consumers on awareness and safe usage, the Khaleej Times reported last week. As part of the program, the Dubai Municipality will send gas safety experts to 15,000 houses over the month of Ramadan to teach people with a direct, […]
Police officers in Rosenberg, Texas found almost half a million dollars stashed in a television and a propane tank inside a vehicle during a routine traffic stop last week, ABC7chicago.com reported. Officers became suspicious when their police dog searched the vehicle’s exterior and alerted them to a front door seam and a large cardboard box. […]
The huge tanks on bobtail propane delivery trucks are usually plain black or white, embossed with the company’s logo. But more and more companies nationwide are using that space to send a message and confirm a campaign. The Ciardelli Fuel Company in New Hampshire is the latest to partner with the American Breast Cancer Foundation […]
We’re not sure if this crafty tortoise is actually attempting theft or just got stuck. Either way, we like his style – looks like he’s just as big a fan of barbecue as we are! Where’s the propane tank, you say? He already loaded it into the back of his getaway car. [youtube 2ICzUKe2eSo&feature=player_embedded]
Lakewood, Colorado is closing out summer with its third annual Chile Harvest Art Festival, an event celebrating the Spanish Colonial tradition of harvesting chile peppers, La Voz Bilingue reported. On August 27th and 28th they’ll be using propane grills to prepare the tasty peppers, but attendees can count on a mix of indigenous and modern […]
Fiskars Canada Inc., the Ontario-based company that manufactures those orange-handled scissors you see in almost every school and office, has issued a voluntary recall of its propane-powered weed whacker, Occupational Health & Safety reported today. Health Canada, in collaboration with Fiskars, found mechanical problems with the appliance that could lead to consumer injuries through flammability, […]
When it comes to grilling, meat always seems to steal the show. But as our favorite spatula-wielding diva Paula Deen reminds us, the best recipes come when you think out of the box. So, the San Jose Mercury News published some tips on grilling fruit this week, and we’re passing them along! The most important […]
We spend a lot of time talking about propane-powered vehicles here at the ‘pro, so it’s high time we discussed the coolest ones of all. You may not have known it’s propane behind those burner flames, but it has been the fuel of choice for hot air balloons ever since their modern design was pioneered […]
Officials in several parts of Texas have extended the burn ban that went into effect last Monday until July 25, the Herald Democrat reported. Burn bans are frequently enacted across the country in the summer, most often in an effort to curb air pollution. Grayson County approved the ban for different reasons, but the rules […]