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November 2013

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November 2013
November 2013
Associations Convene for First Southern New England Energy Conference

Marketers from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts convened recently for the first Southern New England Energy Conference. The two-day event was a joint production of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association (CEMA), the Massachusetts Energy M

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Mass. Marketers Confront State’s Pro-Gas Initiative
Mass. Marketers Confront State’s Pro-Gas Initiative

Like their colleagues in Connecticut and New York State, Massachusetts Oilheat marketers find themselves fighting an apparent alliance of state regulators and utilities bent on replacing heating oil with natural gas. Michael Ferrante, President of the

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FMCSA Announces 17 Minor Rule Changes
FMCSA Announces 17 Minor Rule Changes

While the rest of the government was shut down, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration quietly issued a large number of small rule changes to comply with this summer’s MAP-21 Transportation bill. Below are the 17 rule changes FMCSA has made t

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Tier 3 Would Bring Changes to Gasoline and Vehicles
Tier 3 Would Bring Changes to Gasoline and Vehicles

In February, the EPA is expected to release its final rule on the Tier 3 standard that is designed to reduce air pollution from passenger cars and trucks. Starting in 2017, Tier 3 would lower the sulfur content in gasoline, and set new vehicle emissions

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Device Improves Fuel Economy by Changing Fuel’s Structure
Device Improves Fuel Economy by Changing Fuel’s Structure

A Connecticut company is marketing a fuel modification device that can help heating oil customers save 10 percent or more on fuel bills by deriving more heat from the fuel. The Fitch Fuel Catalyst (FFC), created and marketed by Advanced Power Systems I

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Leveraging the RFS for Success in Home Heating
Leveraging the RFS for Success in Home Heating

Robert Kuhsel says he didn’t want to end up an old man on a barstool crying into his beer over what might have been. At one time a high school shop teacher, he decided it was time for a dramatic career change. “What motivated me was that I was not hap

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