Lots of tax goodies for LPG vehicles
April 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Going through the annual pains of writing your check to the IRS? Look forward and cheer up. It might not be so bad for propane users in the future.
Read More No panacea for hazmat safety concerns
March 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Everyone agrees on the need to improve hazardous material transportation security in the wake of September 11. But ensuring that changes actually make an impact is much more difficult than grasping at the first legislative, regulatory, or policy solution, or buying the latest piece of technology that promises safety miracles.
Read More Protecting our roadways from terrorists
December 1, 2001 By LP Gas
Should ground transportation law be rewritten to consider protecting fuel from terrorist attack? Or should the government back off from regulating the trucking industry? An already hectic Congress just had these issues dumped in its lap.
Read More September 11 crisis fallout continues
November 1, 2001 By LP Gas
If you haven’t received a friendly visit from the feds lately, you likely will soon. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making rounds of almost all the nation’s hazmat carriers “to increase the level of awareness of hazardous materials carriers to terrorist threats.â€
Read More Energy plan promises lots of goodies
September 1, 2001 By LP Gas
The plan for a new national energy policy that passed the House before the August congressional recess provides a series of tax breaks, increased assistance for low-income households, mandates on government and grant programs. It combines the works of four House committees with various jurisdictions over energy policy.
Read More House, Senate battle over funding issues
August 1, 2001 By LP Gas
President Bush has nominated Ellen Engleman as administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration. Engleman, awaiting Senate confirmation, is chief executive officer of Elecricore, a public-private energy solutions partnership based in Indianapolis.
Read More Budget allows weatherization increase
May 1, 2001 By LP Gas
President Bush’s call for increasing weatherization funding got a boost in Congress as both houses approved fiscal year 2002 budget plans with his request for $1.4 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program next year.
Read More Feds simplify home energy program
February 1, 2001 By LP Gas
Making homes energy efficient may have become programmatically simpler.
Read More PropanePAC backs GOP legislators
January 1, 2001 By LP Gas
Propane issues may get a better hearing in the House than the Senate in the new Congress, assuming campaign contributions lead to influence.
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