Designed specifically for propane industry professionals, PERC SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news on propane markets, the energy sector, and leadership and management.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/perc/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/perc?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/perc?sb_code=rssen-us17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DEF89D44C-07DA-43BD-A18F-19F12574DD4F%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DEF89D44C-07DA-43BD-A18F-19F12574DD4F%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill that will extend tax credits for alternative-fuel vehicles in the state until Jan.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTTop Storyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D667BAFDC-A30C-46AE-8768-A92528FD4367%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D667BAFDC-A30C-46AE-8768-A92528FD4367%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Senate voted unanimously to confirm nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as energy secretary.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTMarket Intelligencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D8C4F3DD1-C693-4B8F-90A6-07F59CB0AFD9%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D8C4F3DD1-C693-4B8F-90A6-07F59CB0AFD9%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssPropane-fueled fire pits are a growing trend among U.S. homeowners who want to extend their homes into their backyards.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTMarket Intelligencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DCA73D71F-28E0-4131-A56B-D4508CC38DEF%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DCA73D71F-28E0-4131-A56B-D4508CC38DEF%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssUPS Chief Operating Officer David Abney will be a keynote speaker during the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo next  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTMarket Intelligencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DDE0875E8-60EE-41F8-8A49-49DE12E23193%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DDE0875E8-60EE-41F8-8A49-49DE12E23193%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence has climbed to 44 this month, from a downwa -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTMarket Intelligencehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DB871658C-8DF7-4C9F-8930-F9C6772D611C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DB871658C-8DF7-4C9F-8930-F9C6772D611C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFord Motor was the lead presenter at a Clean Cities seminar this week near Washington, D.C., and it sang the praises of alter -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTIndustry Buzzhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D81EDFF33-6750-4A2C-AF6D-053B8DD9F082%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D81EDFF33-6750-4A2C-AF6D-053B8DD9F082%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssGroundwater tested in north-central Arkansas showed no signs of contamination by shale natural gas drilling, according to a s -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTResearch & Developmenthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D396D92C6-634B-4363-907F-92523490FC6C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D396D92C6-634B-4363-907F-92523490FC6C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssStand-on mowers should be operated with caution, especially on sloped areas, Lisa Danes writes.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTSafety & Traininghttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D415CF8FF-B5F6-44F5-828F-A0CDFE4502F8%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D415CF8FF-B5F6-44F5-828F-A0CDFE4502F8%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe May Propane Energy Update offers three articles that can help marketers keep up with the newest propane products and idea -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTPERC Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DCAD115A5-7A29-4B05-ACE2-C6462EEEF1BD%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3DCAD115A5-7A29-4B05-ACE2-C6462EEEF1BD%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation "ACT" Expo will run in Washington, D.C., June 24 to 27, in the Walter E.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTPERC Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D0EB92077-21A4-44CB-84C8-472AC42FC9CF%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D0EB92077-21A4-44CB-84C8-472AC42FC9CF%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA number of top executives at major corporations have quit in recent months without being under pressure to do so.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTLeadership & Managementhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D8A3FDCF4-30E4-47C9-A316-009D52FF5D7C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D8A3FDCF4-30E4-47C9-A316-009D52FF5D7C%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssBusiness leaders probably shouldn't model their writing on that of "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, but there are plenty -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTLeadership & Managementhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3FB29E44-5F07-4515-8B35-08996A5D6F87%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Dperc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssRene Descartes,French mathematician and philosopher -More- ]]>17 May 2013 08:49:32 CDTSmartQuote