Episodes
Don't be green washed this Earth Day  Propane is a clean alternative to traditional coal electricity. https://www.earthday.org/recycling-is-a-crying-shame/ Crying Indian you tube 
Published 04/19/24
Published 04/19/24
The epa has release its final rules for 2027 Model year diesel emissions. Ford cuts Lighting production by 2/3 Will propane save the day again? https://fortune.com/2024/03/29/ford-f150-lightning-ev-michigan-sales-cuts-production-epa-emissions-rule-hybrids/ https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2024/03/29/epa-rolls-worlds-toughest-emission
Published 04/03/24
Chat GPT uses as much power as 17,000 homes. America is running out of power, propane can help. Rand and Tom discuss AI tech booms insane energy demand. Propane Microgrids and how propane can help. ...
Published 03/26/24
The State of Energy Hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt Discuss finding an energy source 63,000 ft below the surface of the earth in new geothermal drilling. 60 million dollars of federal money to a Utah company to start drilling....
Published 03/12/24
Special Guest - World Liquid Gas Association - Cinch Munson, Business Development Director. Cinch talks about the most important propane meeting in the last decade. The Innovation Summit brings together key industry leaders from the global LPG industry to consider strategies for advancing innovation in our industry. We will be bringing together nearly 200 industry leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of energy to discuss how we can adopt innovation in our organizations and move...
Published 02/28/24
The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt interview Steve Goreham. Steve is an independent scholar, researcher, and futurist in the fields of energy and environmental policy, as well as a former engineer and business executive with 30 years of experience at Fortune 100 and private companies. He’s Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. Steve is author of four books on energy, climate change, sustainability, and...
Published 02/01/24
Live from Winter Fire School in St George, Utah, with Boyd Cook. Rand, Tom, and Boyd discuss propane safety in fire service. Ebike fires in New York  https://news.yahoo.com/electric-bikes-start-record-number-203832823.html#:~:text=According%20to%20figures%20released%20by,200%20per%20cent%20in%202023.
Published 01/27/24
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-will-pay-1-675b-fine-for-engine-emissions-violations https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/ecodiesel-engine-emissions-repairs-damaged-trucks-fiat-chrysler/ https://calcoastnews.com/2024/01/berkeley-cant-enforce-natural-gas-ban-and-neither-can-slo/
Published 01/10/24
Tom and Rand discuss the Massachusetts Public Utility Commission's attempt to stop natural gas growth.  Why gas infrastructure is essential for energy security, and food security. Propane on the farm and farm incentives    Propane-Powered Industrial Engines – New, EPA- and/or CARB-certified industrial engines used for agricultural purposes can qualify for the following incentives: $300/liter of displacement for pumping applications and up to $3,000 for certified dual fuel systems.   Power...
Published 12/15/23
California is short 68 Billion- feat Colin Sueyres WPGA CEO. Teacher wages or electric school buses?  What will California cut from the budget to make ends meet?  Colin describes the California shortfall and the impacts to clean energy.  Propane can help 
Published 12/09/23
Tom and Rand discuss energy security. Propane can provide energy security for your family, business, farm and your community.
Published 11/01/23
Tom and Rand recap this month's visits to Roush Clean Tech, the NPGA meeting in Louisville, and the PERC Advisory meeting in...
Published 10/20/23
"Propane Hero" Ruby's Inn @ Bryce Canyon National Park https://hydronicshub.com/historic-rubys-inn-resort-honored-with-national-award-for-its-environmental-impact https://www.fleetowner.com/emissions-efficiency/article/21271416/more-fleets-finding-alt-fuel-success-with-propane-autogas
Published 09/20/23
Interview with NPGA Steve Kaminski @ RMPA Fall Conference Second Nobel Prize Winner Signs Letter With 1,600 Scientists Declaring Climate ‘Emergency’ A Myth
Published 09/08/23
The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt discuss a breakthrough in technology to produce renewable propane from carbon dioxide.   A paper recently published in Nature Energy based on pioneering research done at Illinois Institute of Technology reveals a promising breakthrough in green energy: an electrolyzer device capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a manner that is both scalable and economically viable. As the United States races toward its target of net-zero...
Published 08/25/23
Electric bus manufacturer that Zions National Park was testing files bankruptcy. Zions still don't have EVs, and the propane buses are getting old. Let's get Zions to replace the buses with new Propane buses and clean the air.   https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/09/what-led-to-ev-darling-proterras-bankruptcy/ Check out document Page 43 pdf page 53 of the study from NREL that shows EV Test Bus produces more SOX and NOX than 24-year-old propane bus https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/78012.pdf
Published 08/11/23
Record heat has air conditioners at their max. Las Vegas residents see $700 power bills. National Energy Assistance Directors Association Says Power bill up 11.7% this summer      Credit cards and carbon footprints Qualpay is our guests on the State of Energy https://www.qualpay.com/
Published 07/28/23
Independence Day Fireworks Emissions ...
Published 06/30/23
The State of Energy featuring  LPGas Magazines Editor-in-Chief Brian Richesson and Publisher Biran Kanaba. Discussions on industry accomplishments and challenges https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/lp-gas-growth-summit/ https://www.mopekaiot.com/
Published 06/15/23
WYOMING — Rocky Mountain Power has submitted an application to increase rates starting Jan. 1, 2024. In the application, it states, “Please find enclosed for filing Rocky Mountain Power’s (the “Company”) application for authority to increase Wyoming retail rates by approximately $140.2 million per year or 21.6 percent on average.” Monthly U.S. propane exports in March 2023 reach a record high LPG Market Projected to Reach USD 153.8 Billion by 2032, at a 4.50% CAGR – Report by Market Research...
Published 06/13/23
Jim Bridger Coal Power Plant https://www.gem.wiki/Jim_Bridger_Steam_Plant Sponsored by https://www.mopekaiot.com/
Published 05/23/23
Anti-air conditioner regulations push AC and heat pump costs higher.Propane, as a refrigerant can reduce global temperatures by 3 degrees  There are expected to be 3.7 billion air conditioners in operation by 2050. Using propane as the refrigerant could prevent a significant amount of climate warming by the end of the century...
Published 05/11/23
While the world carries on about electrification as THE solution for climate change, America is missing a prime opportunity to transition medium-duty fleets using an American-made fuel that is readily available and abundant in supply. Would it surprise you to learn there is enough surplus propane in the United States – 20 billion gallons to be exact – to convert at least half of the country’s medium-duty vehicles from diesel to propane? This would reduce carbon emissions by 21 million metric...
Published 04/14/23