As you’ve surely noticed, election season is nearly upon us. We’re hearing candidates’ views on an array of issues, but so far, none of them have had much to say about propane – until now! Scott Keller, a Presidential contender for 2012 running as an Independent, released a statement this week announcing his support for […]
The United States is slowly starting to come around to what the rest of the world already knows – propane autogas is a cheaper, cleaner motor fuel than gasoline. It’s easier on a car’s engine and becomes more accessible every day. Now, officials in Poland are saying the alternative fuel is more popular than ever, […]
Most people believe taxis, commercial vehicles, and mismanaged subsidies are the cause of Ghana’s massive LPG shortage, which is expected to last more than a year and cause a lot of suffering. However, the Minority in Parliament is now attributing the widespread shortage to the government’s deliberate interference at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and […]
Propane is the most popular alternative fuel in the world, for lots of good reasons. However, the high price of gasoline and oil has piqued serious interest in other fuel sources that could meet our voracious energy demands. A recent Huffington Post report dished on a few of the latest, strangest alternative fuels researchers are […]
Earlier this week, propane giant AmeriGas hosted its first-ever Amerifest in Optimist Park near its office in Laramie, Wyoming, the Laramie Boomerang reported. Besides drumming up interest in the company, AmeriGas officials said they wanted give back and do something for community members and local business. “It’s the first time (we) put it on. The […]
Yesterday Alliance Autogas announced its new partnership with LP Gas Holding Company, a propane provider serving over 7,000 customers throughout 28 counties in Georgia. By supporting new autogas fueling stations and assisting companies with the fleet conversion process, Alliance Autogas is certainly doing its part in expanding the industry’s infrastructure in the U.S. As for […]
A petitioner and consumer protection advocate recently spoke out against Islamabad’s High Court Chief Justices this week, challenging the recent price increases for propane and other petroleum products, International News reported. Kokab Iqbal issued a petition arguing the government is violating Pakistan’s Constitution and a 1994 Supreme Court decision mandating the government must provide the […]
We often hear of school bus companies, taxi services and police squads converting their fleets to run on propane autogas, but other companies across the country are switching too. This week Austin Gutter King, an eco-conscious rain gutter specialist company, purchased four ROUSH CleanTech Ford vehicles, successfully converting 25% of its fleet to autogas. Austin […]
Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) dismissed regulation changes that would’ve required propane distributors to pass a safety test to become registered under OGRA’s list of approved distributors, PakTribune reported today. After a string of tank explosions and accidents injured several Pakistanis, some of them fatally, the Authority said they were creating a safety […]
As droughts, climate change, and record-breaking heat waves take their toll this summer, a majority of states across the East Coast are experiencing dangerous declines in air quality. Emergency room visits have spiked with people suffering from respiratory flare-ups, heat stroke and heat exhaustion. The dry, dirty air also inspired burn bans in multiple states […]