How Clean is Propane
Propane has long been recognized as the "green" energy. By using this exceptional energy, homeowners can help cut emissions and protect the environment.
- Propane is an approved alternative fuel listed in both the Clean Air Act of 1990 and the National Energy Policy Act of 1992.
- Propane is nontoxic and insoluble in water. Because it is released as a gas, it doesn't spill, pool, or leave a residue.
Propane is a Friendly Fuel
- Propane exhaust creates 60 percent to 70 percent less smog-producing hydrocarbons than gasoline, according to studies by the Southwest Research Institute.
- Compared to gasoline, propane yields 12 percent less carbon dioxide, about 20 percent less nitrous oxide, and as much as 60 percent less carbon monoxide. (World LP Gas Association, January 2003, and California Energy Commission, January 2003)
- Propane cuts emissions of toxins and carcinogens like benzene and toluene by up to 96 percent, compared to gasoline, according to studies by the Southwest Research Institute.
Get the facts in this June 2007 study released by the Propane Education & Research Council titled Propane Gas Reduces Greenhouse 
Gas Emissions: A Comparative Analysis.
