http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/propane/ en-us Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:38:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060459/posts NCI’s estimate of proved and recoverable resources is significantly larger than other estimates. Results from the NCI study are represented in the right-most bar. US natural gas shale basins and gsa pipeline networks. A study released by the American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF) and conducted by Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) concludes that the United States has 2,247 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas proved reserves and unproved technically recoverable resources, including major contributions from unconventional resources from three sources: tight sands, coalbed methane and especially from shale. Reserves at that level would supply natural gas for 118 years... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060459/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:38:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059384/posts Sunday, August 10, 2008 The explosion seen from the Keele Overpass Image: Michael Gil. A large explosion has been reported at a propane depot in northern Toronto on Keele Street, near the Highway 401, at approximately 3:48am EST. The cause is currently unknown. A person who was 10km from the explosion told Wikinews that "my house shook 10 km away. The sky was rumbling every few seconds." A user on YouTube named "wolfshades" said that "we don't know whether the explosion was chemical or by virtue of its proximity to the Toronto Airport if a plane had crashed." It is... wiki news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059384/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:01:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032840/posts SAFETY ALERT INTRODUCTION: Readers of this bulletin should consult the law of their individual jurisdictions for codes, standards and legal requirements applicable to them. This bulletin merely suggests methods which the reader may find useful in implementing applicable codes, standards and legal requirements. This material is not intended nor should it be construed (1) to set forth procedures which are the general custom or practice in the propane industry; (2) to establish the legal standards of care owed by propane distributors to their customers; or (3) to prevent the reader from using different methods to implement applicable codes, standards or... NPGA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032840/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:12:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991109/posts Train Blocks Chili Avenue by Rich Turner Published Mar 24, 2008 A disabled train has Chili Avenue blocked at the 3300 block, near Old Chili-Scottsville Road. The train hit a boulder on the tracks, causing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991109/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:26:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962277/posts FAHAMA, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2008 – As the teal dump truck made its way down the muddy street, local citizens appeared from behind the gates guarding their houses. They walked to the truck, their hands full of an empty burden. Army 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini (center) and Army Capt. Enardo Collazo (right), talk with Sheik Emad Abdul-Settar Muhammad, the senior sheik for the village of Fahama, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008. Soldiers escorted a truck filled with empty propane tanks from the villages of Fahama and Gumayrah to Boob Al Sham to exchange them for full tanks. Photo by Pfc.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962277/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:45:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956164/posts WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tragedy might have been averted near the United States Capitol on Friday afternoon, where a man was arrested at gunpoint while carrying a shotgun and a backpack containing a samurai sword. And it now appears that he is a Utah resident with a long criminal history. The man, identified by Washington, D.C. CBS affiliate WUSA-TV as Michael S. Gorbey, was spotted about a block away from the U.S. Capitol, near the Russell and Dirksen Senate office buildings at approximately 1:00 p.m. Capitol police drew their weapons after spotting the man and forced him to surrender. Gorbey... KUTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956164/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:55:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1907696/posts A powerful explosion rocked Tacoma Saturday afternoon, sending four injured workers to the hospital, shooting a fireball hundreds of feet into the sky, shutting down highways and banning aircraft for a five-mile radius. The series of events leading to the explosion began as a tanker truck driver was loading propane into one of two stationary tanks at Atlas Castings & Technology. Two smaller explosions occurred, followed by a massive one that blew the truck apart, with the axel flying hundreds of feet in the air before Seattle Post Intellingncer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1907696/posts#comment Sun, 7 Oct 2007 06:29:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858162/posts Fox News Banner Alert Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858162/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:14:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1775219/posts “I’ll have a normal orange juice, please,” says Hank Hill. “And make it normal.” He wishes! Hank, plaintive hero of Fox’s comedy “King of the Hill,” is joining someone at a dang ol’ prissy juice bar. Not by his choice. This is not Hank’s kind of place. Nor are these his kind of times. Never were. After a decade on the air, “King of the Hill” finds Hank pretty much where he was in January 1997: a Texas good ol’ boy in a world bent on serving up things that, in his mind, just aren’t normal. Hank’s a regular guy... East Valley Tribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1775219/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:12:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773013/posts Safety Net Only within the last few weeks are heating fuels markets finally feeling the effects of more typical winter weather following a wave of severe winter storms that have swept across many regions of the country. From the citrus groves in southern California that were severely damaged by freezing temperatures, to a large swath across the Plains States that was nearly paralyzed by several devastating ice storms, the effects of winter weather are finally being felt in many parts of the country that had previously basked in unseasonably warmer-than-normal temperatures almost from the start of the heating season. But... Energy Information Administration http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773013/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:50:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772217/posts Many can't afford propane, activist says : BATON ROUGE -- Hurricane victims, living in FEMA trailers near Baton Rouge for more than 17 months, told a legislative panel Monday that some residents are going without heat in near-freezing weather because they cannot afford to pay for propane for their temporary homes. Wilbert Ross, president of Katrina Rebirth Promise Land Inc., an organization that represents about 3,500 residents dislodged from their New Orleans homes by Hurricane Katrina, said the federal government last April cut off a food service and vouchers to pay for propane to heat the trailers, cook food and... nola.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772217/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742484/posts Something exploded in the distance, I can see fire in smoke. My window http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742484/posts#comment Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:58:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739120/posts The Alaska Energy Technology Development Laboratory at the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently announced a successful field test of a prototype propane fuel cell. The cell, manufactured by Massachusetts-based Acumentrics and installed at the Kenai Fjords National Park’s Exit Glacier Nature Center near Seward, ran for more than 1,100 hours straight and did so with no measurable degradation in its efficiency. “From a technical point of view, it is an important milestone we have achieved here,” said Dennis Witmer, director of AETDL. “It is one step closer to these kinds of fuel cells becoming devices that can be useful in... www.sciencedaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739120/posts#comment Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716829/posts NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Those not lucky enough to head south for the winter can take take solace in at least one bit of news: Winter heating bills for many Americans to be a lot lower. Bills for homes heating primarily with natural gas are expected to be about $119, or 13 percent, less this winter, the Energy Information Administration said. Special Reportfull coverage Big drop seen in winter heating bills Oil creeps above $60 EIA eyes stable oil flow, mild winter Gas tumbles, but don't get used to it EIA, the government agency that tracks energy statistics off all... money.cnn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716829/posts#comment Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:26:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710878/posts Gassy Bugs: Microbes may produce propane under the sea Julie Rehmeyer For decades, scientists have been puzzled by periodic findings of ethane and propane in sediments that they've pulled from deep below the ocean floor. As far as they knew, these gases could be produced only as petroleum is—by great heat applied to ancient, buried organic matter. But sometimes, ethane and propane turn up in areas where that process seems unlikely. A new report suggests a different source: microbes. Bacteria and archaea within underwater sediments could chew up buried organic material and spew out ethane and propane as waste products,... Science News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710878/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710686/posts WASHINGTON -- After years of relentlessly rising heating bills, homeowners are likely find some relief this winter. Supplies are plentiful, and prices are falling for natural gas, heating oil and propane. The cost of natural gas on wholesale markets is about half of what it was last January because of high inventories and the anticipation of record amounts in storage by the time the heating season begins in November. "There is good news for consumers going into this winter. For the first time in four years we're seeing downward pressure on prices," Chris Conway, chairman of the Natural Gas Supply... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710686/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:58:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696381/posts Traders at BP charged, but it's possible no one paid extra When investigators filed charges in June claiming BP tried to corner the U.S. propane market, they had some useful evidence to make their case — recordings of company traders discussing the alleged scheme. But they may lack another tool often used to get others to cooperate with the investigation: victims who saw their propane bills rise because of the alleged manipulation. Prosecutors often use the threat of lengthy jail sentences, which are calculated based on the losses suffered by victims, to get defendants to plead guilty. That was the... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696381/posts#comment Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:21:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692554/posts BP HAS been ordered by United States regulators to give evidence over possible insider trading in the world crude oil price. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether BP’s energy traders, who buy and sell oil, used inside information about the company’s operations to profit from changes in the oil price. This latest investigation comes as BP faces a series of damaging revelations that have brought it an uncomfortable amount of attention from US politicians and media. Some analysts believe that BP, the world’s second largest oil company, is being treated as a scapegoat by US politicians who... The London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692554/posts#comment Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:05:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1625354/posts So here I am, your reporter from the Otherworld. I am in Manta Ecuador looking to buy a boat. I was in the Guayaquil airport trying to get a flight and they tell me the only route is a late flight to Quito and the next morning to Manta. Phooey. I went outside and asked a taxi how much and how far. Three hours, $90. Yep, here is where it gets interesting. A three hour taxi ride for $90. The car was a Hyundai, what they call a monovolume. A Pininfarina designed slippery box with wheels at the corners. So... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1625354/posts#comment Tue, 2 May 2006 16:22:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591193/posts U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Regalado, a medic with first platoon, B Company, speaks with children standing in line with their families to receive their propane, in Amal Shabi near Kirkuk, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Pfaff Iraqi Police Escort Propane Delivery to Village The Iraqi police escorted the propane to Amal Shabi, while coalition forces provided an additional security presence during the distribution of the propane. By U.S. Army Spc. Michael Pfaff 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment KIRKUK, Iraq, March 6, 2006 — For several days, the Iraqi village of Amal Shabi had been denied their normal... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591193/posts#comment Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:56:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1583120/posts An El Sobrante man armed with a crossbow and a blazing propane tank who barricaded himself inside his house and held police at bay for more than seven hours was being held in Contra Costa County Jail on Monday, authorities said. Rufus Thomas, 47, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a peace officer, making threats and false imprisonment. When deputies raided the house about 8:15 a.m., they found Thomas wearing a gas mask and a motorcycle helmet and waving a blazing propane tank, Wright said. The police backed off until firefighters could spray... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1583120/posts#comment Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:53:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576992/posts Federal agents contend that a Pennsylvania man tried to work with al Qaeda in a plot to blow up the Alaska pipeline, another pipeline in Pennsylvania and a refinery in New Jersey, according to a published report. Michael Curtis Reynolds, 47, has not officially been charged with terrorism, but a prosecutor at a hearing said that Reynolds tried to "provide material aid to al Qaeda" and that the case "involves a federal offense of terrorism," The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in its Sunday editions. CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston reports that a tip from Shannen Rossmiller - a judge from Conrad,... cbs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576992/posts#comment Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1576753/posts This fall, Turkmenistan is preparing to raise the price of its exported natural gas by one and a half times - to $100 per thousand cubic meters. This was declared on Friday by the president of Turkmenistan, Sapamurat Niyazov, according to a report by Reuters. "Europe has problems now. The prices of the energy sources are rising. We will also gradually raise our prices," said Niyazov during a news program on the government television station. "We have been selling for 44 dollars, now we are selling for 65, but from the ninth or tenth month of this year will we... Grani.ru http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1576753/posts#comment Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:54:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1566614/posts Did FEMA promise free everything to people living in Renaissance Village, the FEMA trailer park just outside of Baker? That's what some residents there are saying, but FEMA is denying their claims. So on Friday, some angry residents staged a "walk-out" to protest. "All we're doing is asking FEMA to do is stand up to their word," said resident Wilbert Ross. "Let us have everything free for 18 months." The residents' requests stem from a notice they received stating that free propane service would be cut off effective January 31st. In the trailers, propane can be used for heat and... wafb.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1566614/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:26:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550138/posts January 1, 2006 -- A Zamboni ice-grooming machine exploded at a Long Island skating rink yesterday afternoon, sending some 80 people — including many children — slipping and sliding to safety, authorities said. The frightening incident began after an employee at the Port Washington Skating Center — formerly owned by retired Islanders hockey star Brian Trottier — noticed a leak as he changed the propane fuel tanks on the device at about 3 p.m., police and fire officials said. He went to fetch a manager — and when they returned the tank was on fire. They quickly warned skaters, who... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550138/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jan 2006 14:13:12 GMT