Big Brother calling
January 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Propane marketers consistently cite their frustration with overly invasivefederal bureaucracy as a top concern and a primary reason for getting outof an otherwise rewarding business.
Read More Pipeline regulations to tighten more
January 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Pipeline regulation will get somewhat more stringent over the next fouryears. Congress has approved the Pipeline Infrastructure Protection toEnhance Security & Safety Act of 2002, which both provides more oversightpower and more research on further safety through 2006.
Read More When Johnny comes marching home
January 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Given the current world situation, more and more military service personnel are leaving their jobs to serve our country. All employers need to be aware that they are subject to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Read More Bobtail tax victory at hand
December 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The bobtail tax will be lowered and those who overpaid likely can get refunds.
Read More What’s the game plan?
November 1, 2002 By LP Gas
If and when our country’s leaders ever manage to approve a new national energy policy, the propane industry stands to reap a healthy share of the billions of dollars in incentives proposed for alternative fuel use in the years ahead.
Read More Feds ponder new hazmat trucking regs
September 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The federal engine is being tuned up to take its first ride towardfurther regulation of hazmat trucking.
Read More The superagency
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane industry veterans are watching nervously as lawmakers debate President Bush’s sweeping plan to merge nearly two dozen agencies into a new Homeland Security department.
Read More The cost of influence
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane industry leaders are pressing hard for personal contributions from the rank and file to help finance the election campaigns of select candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Read More Pipeline spills, leaks and terrorist attacks
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Pipeline operators may soon be required to guard against terrorist attacks as well as leaks and spills.
Read More Propane incentives aplenty in national energy policy
June 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Tax credits and grants to encourage propane use have cleared both houses of Congress. A conference committee is trying to resolve differences between the Energy Policy Act of 2002 the Senate passed recently and a different version the House passed last summer.
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