PERC enhances marketer training program
July 3, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
The Propane Education & Research Council is enhancing its existing Marketer Technology Training program to help members break into new markets and maximize existing ones.
Read More Safety recommendations deemed acceptable five years after explosion
July 3, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
After issuing two safety recommendations to the Propane Education & Research Council following a January 2007 propane explosion at the Little General Store in Ghent, W.Va., the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board updated its recommendation status earlier this year to “closed-acceptable action.”
Read More Farmer cooperatives meet multiple agricultural needs
July 3, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Marketers of all sizes have probably looked at competitors, farm cooperatives included, with a resentful eye at one time or another. Some marketers will naturally argue that farm co-ops have an advantage serving the agricultural community, that they’re able to supply farmers with lower propane prices and that they’re pricing others out of farm delivery.
Read More Arizona farmer overcomes regulations, signaling new opportunity for propane marketers
July 2, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
An Arizona farmer’s ability to overcome regulations signals new opportunity for propane marketers in agriculture.
Read More Focus customers on efficiency to get desired cost savings
July 2, 2012 By Tom Jaenicke
Expect natural gas public utilities to become increasingly aggressive in switching homeowners from propane to natural gas for the primary energy source for their homes.
Read More NPGA reaches out to members, asks for direction
July 2, 2012 By Brian Richesson
The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) is sharpening its vision for the future, engaging hundreds of industry members on its mission and ensuring that adequate resources are available to proceed with what its new chairman is calling a main priority.
Read More Autogas expert to deliver keynote at Pacific convention
June 26, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Darren Engle of Blue Star Gas will give the keynote address at the 52nd annual Pacific Propane Convention & Trade Show.
Read More Industry’s iconic vehicle, the bobtail, draws attention
June 1, 2012 By Brian Richesson
A Propane Education & Research Council campaign focuses on bobtail rollover prevention.
Read More Propane fleet event motors into Maryland International Raceway
June 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Attendees will have the opportunity to see propane autogas cars, trucks and lawnmowers. In addition, Susan Roush-McClenaghan, driver for the Roush Drag Team, will exhibit her propane-powered Ford Mustang racecar and discuss her experience racing an autogas vehicle.
Read More Natural gas riding high on supply, but don’t count propane out
June 1, 2012 By Brian Richesson
Natural gas, recognized lately for its abundance in shale deposits across the United States, has garnered its share of media attention. Its prices are at record lows, and its prospects as a motor fuel are gaining momentum.
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