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Snelling made discovery that lit flame on propane industry

March 1, 2012 - By

Walter Otheman Snelling quite simply founded the LP gas industry. The Allentown, Pa., chemist was the one who distilled the treasure and pointed most clearly toward a future in which propane was a clean, reliable energy alternative rather than a waste product or chemistry lab curiosity. read more

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Myers accelerated propane’s path into vehicles

March 1, 2012 - By

It may as well be the 1970s. Gasoline prices are high and climbing, and Americans once again are thirsting for alternative fuels to power their vehicles. For Bob Myers, it is all too familiar. read more

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McTier always working to help his propane family

March 1, 2012 - By

Sam McTier lives in Propane. His house is in Chicago, but in reality the industry’s nearly 86-year-old eldest statesman lives in a kind of virtual Propane Community. read more

Ferrell, son of mom-and-pop retailer, aspired to something big

March 1, 2012 - By

James E. Ferrell has the kind of rags-to-riches success story that once epitomized the American experience. read more

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Blossman cited safety as an extension of his concerns for others

March 1, 2012 - By

In an industry known in pre-corporate days for being a little down and dirty, John Blossman stood apart. read more

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Anton built Suburban Propane into top retailer, helped to found NPGA

March 1, 2012 - By

Mark Anton’s introduction to the propane industry reads like folklore. read more

Industry squeezed by rising winter temperatures

March 1, 2012 - By

When Punxsutawney Phil’s distinguished top-hatted posse proclaimed that the famous prognosticating groundhog had indeed seen his shadow and thus there would be six more weeks of winter, Heather A. Haldeman of the West Virginia Propane Gas Association (WVPGA) declared, “What winter?” read more

Everybody has an agenda this election year, but not one that will pass

March 1, 2012 - By

Last year’s policy fights might look like mere skirmishes compared to this year, an election year for the White House, the whole House of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate, with control of the government at stake. read more

L.P. Transportation

March 1, 2012 - By

A fleet of transports has traveled the northeastern roads this mild winter, having grown from century-old roots and serving customers in a propane industry celebrating its own centennial throughout 2012. read more

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This was a winter to forget

March 1, 2012 - By

Like a digital slideshow that moves at a rapid pace, and you want to slow it enough to recognize what’s in front of you, the energy picture is an ever-changing phenomenon that can be difficult to follow. read more