Chemical particles in diesel exhaust fumes could increase the risk of heart attacks, new research has suggested. Edinburgh University scientists found minuscule particles produced by burning diesel can increase the chance of blood clots forming in arteries. The blood clots can then lead to heart attacks or stroke. The team measured the impact of diesel [...]
Qatar, one of the Middle East’s biggest producers of liquefied petroleum gas is expected to see its annual LPG exports rise to 11mn tonnes this year from 8.5mn tonnes in 2010, QNA said yesterday. Qatar “is to become the largest source of condensates in the Middle East in 2011 where exports will rise to 400,000 [...]
The state of Indiana is converting more than 500 of its transportation vehicles to run on clean-burning propane autogas – saving taxpayers more than $1 million a year. As the federal government wrestles with the nation’s debt ceiling, state transportation departments are being urged to consider alternative fuels to reduce costs. A report Sunday in [...]
Virginia lawmakers have taken more aggressive action in increasing the state’s use of alternative fuels, a move that propane giant Ferrellgas recently applauded. The company is one of the country’s largest propane distributors and operates one of America’s 35 largest green fleets as well. Ferrellgas representatives stopped in Richmond to witness Governor Bob McDonnell signing [...]
ARS/Rescue Rooter has deployed 21 new propane autogas cargo and cutaway vans in the Los Angeles and Houston areas in an effort to be more “green.” The conversions were executed by ROUSH CleanTech on Ford E-Series vans that have been emission approved in the state of California by the California Air Resources Board as well [...]
