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December 2015

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December 2015
December 2015
Biodiesel Blenders Tax Credit Survives Year-End Deal

Moments ago the United States Senate gave final approval to a massive year-end spending and tax deal that funds the federal government through September, 2016 and extends or makes permanent scores of tax incentives for corporations and individuals. Presid

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New Study Says Region Doesn’t Need New Gas Pipelines
New Study Says Region Doesn’t Need New Gas Pipelines

It looks like New England doesn’t need new natural gas pipelines after all. After a multi-year pro-pipeline propaganda blitz by the natural gas industry and its allies in the government and regulatory sectors, a new study commissioned by Massachusett

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Oilheat Associations Challenge Utility Projects
Oilheat Associations Challenge Utility Projects

Heating oil associations are continuing to challenge the aggressive expansionist policies of natural gas utilities across New England.

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Massachusetts Company Sells Advanced Oil Spill Solutions
Massachusetts Company Sells Advanced Oil Spill Solutions

A Massachusetts company is selling a high-tech line of oil-absorbing products for cleaning up spills large and small. OPFLEX Environmental Technologies, of West Hyannisport, MA, has developed a foam cell material that absorbs oil but not water, which m

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NYC Recommends New Policies and Procedures in Wake of Probe
NYC Recommends New Policies and Procedures in Wake of Probe

Several New York City agencies recently issued a report on schemes allegedly used by delivery companies to defraud heating oil customers, including city agencies. The report follows a two-year investigation that yielded indictments of nine fuel delivery c

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Learning the Science of Bioheat® Fuel
Learning the Science of Bioheat® Fuel

The New York Oil Heating Association (NYOHA) is helping a teacher in Bronx, NY, incorporate clean-burning Bioheat® fuel as a teaching tool in an interdisciplinary approach to HVAC training. Pete Gonzalez is teaching the science of Bioheat® fuel – a

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