Propane over Diesel

[Vroom_C14]

Glad to see this being used - all the climate cheerleaders should be pushing for all diesel to be propane, no?

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (KCRG-TV9) - School districts in eastern Iowa are turning to a different fuel to power their school buses.

The Cedar Rapids School District has purchased seven new propane buses to replace older diesel models.

Linn-Mar, Anamosa, and Vinton-Shellsburg are a few otherschool districts with some propane buses.

Propane is considered a greener alternative to diesel. It emits fewer greenhouse gases because it has a lower carbon content compared to diesel.

Propane buses cost roughly $5,000 more than their diesel counterparts, but districts said they recoup the cost from lower propane prices.

“The fuel itself is probably about a third of the cost of running a diesel fuel, and then, in an oil change we only have to change seven quarts of oil versus 18 to 29 with some of our buses,” said Cedar Rapids Schools Chief Auto Mechanic Mitch Mensen.

The Cedar Rapids School district is expecting to receive its new propane-fueled buses in time for next school year. Up the road at Linn-Mar, drivers started using their four new propane buses this school year.

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Ne...ring-Harsh-Winter-Temperatures-365357251.html

 

[The Tradition]

This is only going to make backyard grilling a more expensive proposition.

 

[Vroom_C14]

Get a pit barrel and cook with charcoal

 

[cigaretteman]

Glad to see this being used - all the climate cheerleaders should be pushing for all diesel to be propane, no?

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (KCRG-TV9) - School districts in eastern Iowa are turning to a different fuel to power their school buses.

The Cedar Rapids School District has purchased seven new propane buses to replace older diesel models.

Actually, all humans and all other life forms on earth should be pushing for it.
Linn-Mar, Anamosa, and Vinton-Shellsburg are a few otherschool districts with some propane buses.

Propane is considered a greener alternative to diesel. It emits fewer greenhouse gases because it has a lower carbon content compared to diesel.

Propane buses cost roughly $5,000 more than their diesel counterparts, but districts said they recoup the cost from lower propane prices.

“The fuel itself is probably about a third of the cost of running a diesel fuel, and then, in an oil change we only have to change seven quarts of oil versus 18 to 29 with some of our buses,” said Cedar Rapids Schools Chief Auto Mechanic Mitch Mensen.

The Cedar Rapids School district is expecting to receive its new propane-fueled buses in time for next school year. Up the road at Linn-Mar, drivers started using their four new propane buses this school year.

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Ne...ring-Harsh-Winter-Temperatures-365357251.html

 

[The Tradition]

Get a pit barrel and cook with charcoal

The CO2e emissions from firing up the charcoal grill to cook a meal are about 10 lbs CO2e. Propane and natural gas emissions for the same grilling session are about half of that.

http://www.greenlifestylechanges.com/charcoal-vs-propane-which-is-better-for-the-planet/

 

[Greenway4Prez]

The CO2e emissions from firing up the charcoal grill to cook a meal are about 10 lbs CO2e. Propane and natural gas emissions for the same grilling session are about half of that.

http://www.greenlifestylechanges.com/charcoal-vs-propane-which-is-better-for-the-planet/

Ban grilling?

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Propane prices fluctuate worse than fuel prices. Two cold winters ago its started out @ 1.30 and in January ( if you could get it ) it went to 4.98. Depends how cold and how much the farmers need to dry corn. It's a stupid idea. Another gimmick like subsidized bio fuels.