Following the latest General Assembly session, Virginia lawmakers announced plans to extensively expand the state’s use of alternative fuels, especially propane and natural gas, for its 10,000-vehicle fleet, the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily reported. According to the proposal, officials could reach out to fuel suppliers and car manufacturers as early as this month to get the […]
Despite a strong push from African leaders for residents to heat, cook, and light their homes with propane, many are still using wood and kerosene, the Standard reported this week. Governments are touting the many benefits of propane, an undeniably cheaper and cleaner fuel in the long term. It’s associated with far less respiratory illness […]
AmeriGas continued one of its community Give-Back-Locally programs, “School Days,” this summer, recently dishing out money for school supplies to a Virginia elementary school, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported this week. All participants have to do is save their AmeriGas propane receipts and deposit them in their school’s School Days receipt box. Then, AmeriGas will pay […]
In an eco-conscious effort to use cleaner fuels, the Kenyan government announced plans to triple the country’s LPG usage by 2012, according to a recent report from Capital Business. Kenya currently consumes around 8,000 tons of LPG every month, and will need to increase storage facility capacities, distribution, and infrastructure to meet this goal. “This […]
AmeriGas is collaborating with the Salvation Army to fight hunger in Colorado this summer, KJCT reported this week. Administrators explained that food drives see huge spikes in demand during the summer, since children who would usually get free or discounted school meals need alternative sources of food. So, AmeriGas offices in Grand Junction and Delta […]
U-Haul announced the addition of a new propane/autogas refilling station in North Auburn, Washington, to its network of locations, the company stated in a press release this week. The new station will be equipped with a handheld device to quickly scan your tank and gauge how much is inside. Many U-Haul service centers offer consumers […]