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Why LI pays the highest gas prices The price of gasoline is spiking again, but the pain is not being shared equally. ... more | |
Natural Gas: Don't Bet on It The natural gas industry has spent tens of millions of dollars trying to convince consumers that their product is the proverbial “silver bullet” that will save them thousands of dollars in home heating costs for years to come, if only they would switch fuels. ... more | |
Petroleum representatives candidly express contempt for RFS2 A panel of petroleum trade association representatives gathered together for the National Biodiesel Conference’s opening general session on Feb. 6. ... more | |
As winter approaches, Congress cuts funds for home heating help Just days before the holiday season, the Obama administration released more than $800 million to states as part of a program to help low-income people pay their heating bills during the winter months. ... more | |
NASCSP: Omnibus Cuts Made on the Backs of Low-Income Americans The FY 2012 Omnibus Appropriations bill, filed late on December 15, 2011 by the House Rules Committee, contained a stunning 60% cut to the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), down to $68 million from $174.3 million in FY 2011. This is the lowest funding level since 1978, the year after the program's inception in 1977. ... more | |
Northeastern senators urge Congress not to cut low-income heating help With the winter fast approaching and Congress' current budget pact set to expire in less than two weeks, three New England senators are leading a new push to preserve federal heating grants for low-income households. ... more | |
Colonial Okays Biodiesel Pipeline Shipments in Georgia Colonial Pipeline will allow biodiesel to ship along Line 17 of its system, the first pipeline company to allow commercial biodiesel shipments via pipe. ... more | |
'Bioheat: the Evolution of Oilheat' ad campaign blankets NYC Starting Oct. 24, New York City buses and the subway system will be covered with Bioheat ads. Radio commercials are already airing on six highly rated CBS stations. ... more | |
NY Bioheat tax credit extended for five years New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation into law extending the state’s Refundable Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit for five years. ... more | |
Heating oil supplies snug as winter nears, prices climb The pressure is on in the US heating oil market as physical and futures prices climb amid a tightness in supply that is being punctuated by the possible loss of some 690,000 b/d of US Atlantic Coast refining capacity. ... more | |
New England braces for cuts in heating aid With Congress expected to gut a federal home heating aid program, possibly cutting it in half, New England states are preparing to reduce benefits or the number of households receiving aid just as fall begins. ... more | |
State Aid To Focus On Oil-Heated Homes State assistance for home heating will focus on dwellings heated by oil, not by gas or electricity, the Malloy administration announced Monday. ... more | |
Maine DEP launches home heating oil tank health awareness campaign The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is warning Mainers of the dangers of deteriorating oil tanks in a television awareness campaign airing this week. ... more | |
CFTC to Move on New Commodity Rules Heating oil dealers are praising a decision by federal regulators to move forward on new rules designed to tackle rampant speculation in oil markets. ... more | |
Biodiesel industry producing record volumes, fueling job creation U.S. biodiesel production reached a new monthly high of 81 million gallons in June, according to the latest EPA statistics, marking a third consecutive month of record volumes and continuing a remarkable turnaround in which biodiesel production in the first half of 2011 has already eclipsed production for all of 2010. ... more | |
NYMEX to End Heating Oil Contract The New York Mercantile Exchange is to discontinue its heating oil futures contract in 2013. It will be replaced by an ultra low-sulfur diesel contract in response to changing environmental regulations in New York state. ... more | |
Energy in America: New Liquid Fuel Faster, More Efficient -- and Greener, Too With a little help from genetic engineering, researchers at one Massachusetts company say they've created an organism that takes sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and creates liquid fuel. ... more | |
Biodiesel industry to run national ads The biodiesel industry is launching its first nationwide ad campaign, the centerpiece of which will be a 30-second TV ad that will run in the morning time slot. ... more | |
NORA Reauthorization Bill Introduced New bipartisan legislation to renew the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) has been introduced in the United States Congress. ... more | |
New Device Could Reduce Home Heating Oil Consumption A new electronic device promises to reduce heating oil consumption by up to 15 percent by accurately monitoring energy use and environmentally damaging carbon emissions ... more | |
New Jersey Saves On Heating Oil With A Simple Energy Audit Conserving energy in the New Jersey is becoming more important than ever for commercial and residential heating oil consumers. Recently new and more precise techniques have appeared that make it easier to achieve energy efficiency and save serious money, too. One of them is a home energy audit, fast becoming the answer to cost-effective home heating oil solutions in households through New Jersey and the country. ... more | |
Patrick Leahy: Sean Cota Should Sit On The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is lobbying President Obama to appoint Sean Cota, a Vermont business owner and an advocate of the regulation of the derivatives trade, to an open seat on the powerful Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ... more | |
HeatingOil.com Video: Turning Cooking Oil Into Green Heating Fuel HeatingOil.com decided to document exactly how biodiesel feed stock (in the case of this video, used cooking oil) is collected, processed, purified, mixed with traditional heating oil, and finally delivered to the home of a heating oil user. What resulted is the video, which shows one of many biodiesel supply chains in the country. ... more | |
Veteran Oil Trader: Big-Money Speculation the Main Cause of Oil Price Volatility As the CFTC struggles to gain its footing on the path to regulating oil speculation and hopefully tamping down price volatility and manipulation, the debate over the true cause of volatility continues. ... more | |
Why is home heating oil so expensive? Analysts said investors called "speculators" are driving up the price of home heating oil. ... more | |
ABC6 & Petro Oil Launch Operation Warm Home As a dangerous arctic wave settles over New England, WLNE-TV / ABC6 and Petro oil are combining resources to come to the aid of Southern New Englanders who are unable to heat their homes. ... more | |
Heating oil speculation leaves many in the cold Like the price of gasoline, home heating oil prices are at their highest level since late 2008. In part, that's due to an increase in demand throughout the frigid Northeast. But some say there's an even bigger factor: Speculation. ... more | |
Major changes proposed in Vermont tax policy After 18 months of research, hearings and deliberations, the Legislature’s Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission recommended Thursday simplifying several taxes, broadening the state’s tax base and reducing rates to increase the state’s economic competitiveness. ... more | |
NJ Rebates for Energy-Efficient Heating Oil Equipment Extended Through June New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program will extend its WARMAdvantage program through the end of June 2011, continuing to offer rebates to residents who purchase efficient heating equipment. ... more | |
Local program fills fuel assistance gap Last year Congress granted the Green Mountain State 25 Million dollars for heating assistance. This year, the state received 14 million dollars, while also raising the income level allowed to receive this assistance. Now a new local program is aiming to help fill the gap. ... more | |
Heating system service 'can help with efficiency' Remembering to tune a heating oil system before the winter properly sets in can help to limit the size of bills during the colder months. ... more | |
No Big Surprise: Speculation Continues to Drive Up Heating Oil Prices The Eagle-Tribune of North Andover, MA revisited the issue of speculators driving up heating oil prices on Monday, reminding heating oil users that sudden price increases are (usually) not the fault of dealers. ... more | |
Speculators fuel home heating oil price spike There's no need wasting energy blaming your local heating oil companies for the cost of keeping your home warm this winter. It's not their fault. Instead, direct your anger toward the hedge fund managers and energy speculators sitting in offices in New York City as they bet on the future price of crude oil coming off ships from overseas, mostly the Middle East. ... more | |
Energy Department Predicts Higher Home Heating Costs The cost of heating your home this winter may rise significantly because of higher fuel costs and colder temperatures than last winter, according to the annual outlook issued by the Department of Energy. ... more | |
4 ways to cut winter energy bills These four home products can let you burn less cash when temperatures crash ... more | |
State bill would reduce sulfur in heating oil By adopting the Clean Heat Initiative Bill for Pennsylvania, the state maximum standard for the sulfur content of home heating oil sold after July 2012 would be reduced from 5,000 or 2,500 parts per million (depending on the area of the state) to 15 ppm. ... more | |
Heating Oil Dealers Enter Growing Energy Efficiency Sector The energy efficiency industry is fast becoming big business, thanks to a perfect storm of cultural, political, and economic factors. As Americans have become more aware of environmental issues like global warming, they have become more interested in using less energy and reducing their carbon footprint. ... more | |
How to Prepare Your Heating Oil System for a Hurricane The Northeast coast is home to many heating oil users, and to help them prepare for Hurricane Earl’s arrival, the Energy Communications Council (which is funded by the National Oilheat Research Alliance) issued a press release offering tips on how to prepare and check up on oil-fired heating systems before and after flooding. ... more | |
New Jersey Joins Low-Sulfur Heating Oil Club New Jersey enacted low-sulfur heating oil mandates on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Northeastern state to require cleaner-burning heating oil. ... more | |
Biodiesel support remains strong despite Massachusetts' suspension While Massachusetts suspended its biodiesel mandate in late June, support for biodiesel-blended fuels in the Northeast remains strong. ... more | |
Bloomberg signs biodiesel bill New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially made the Big Apple and biodiesel-blended heating oil synonymous ... more | |
As summer heats up, heating oil prices cool down While oil prices might be the furthest thing from consumer’s minds during the height of the summer, it can be an opportune time to take advantage of deals and decide on pricing options for the future. ... more | |
Gennaro makes city cleaner and greener City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) has authored a bill, Intro 194-A, that will replace 20 million gallons of petroleum annually with an equal amount of renewable, sustainable and domestically produced biodiesel, thereby reducing air pollution and improving quality of life throughout the city. ... more | |
Mass. Program to Upgrade Heating Oil Systems for Low-Income Homeowners Five hundred homes in Massachusetts could get new, high-efficiency heating equipment through a new program aimed at heating oil users with low or moderate incomes. ... more | |
New York Mandates Cleaner Heating Oil It’s official: New York State is drastically reducing sulfur in home heating oil. ... more | |
Change in heating oil will protect health In the case of legislation requiring the use of ultra low-sulfur heating oil, this bill is a win-win for all New Yorkers. It will protect public health and shield consumers from higher home heating bills. Sen. Darrel Aubertine deserves praise for protecting the health and wealth of his north country constituents. ... more | |
New York State Senate Passes Low-Sulfur Heating Oil Bill New York’s State Senate put New York on the path to join its Northeastern neighbors Maine and Connecticut in mandating low-sulfur heating oil. ... more | |
CT Governor Signs Low Sulfur and Biodiesel Heating Oil Mandates into Law Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell recently signed a bill that will put her state at the forefront of the heating oil’s transition into a cleaner and greener fuel. ... more | |
White House Honors 6th Graders for Major 'Bioheat' Achievement In Westerly, R.I., a small group of motivated middle school students concerned about greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels has launched what they tout as "Project T.G.I.F.: Turning Grease Into Fuel." Their monumental effort to collect waste cooking oil, refine it into biofuel and distribute it to charities in their hometown as a heating source merited recognition from the White House. ... more | |
CT Legislature Approves Energy Bills that Include Heating Oil Low-Sulfur and Biodiesel Mandates, Incentives for Efficient Equipment On Wednesday night, proponents of the bill scored a major victory when the Connecticut State House passed the bill by a vote of 146-1 following its unanimous passage by the Senate on Monday. The bill is now awaiting the approval of Governor Jodi Rell. ... more | |
Low-Sulfur Heating Oil Becomes the Law in Maine On Monday, Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill that would lower the sulfur content of home heating oil in Maine ... more | |
Heating oil bids please Ridgefield officials The bids are in, and town and school officials are gloating at prices they’ll be paying for heating oil next year. ... more | |
Demand for Oil Set to Rise Anew As much of the world emerges from recession and as geopolitics and threats to energy supplies return to the fore, oil consumption is expected to rebound again, driven mostly by Asia and the Middle East. ... more | |
Essential Tips on Winter Energy Conservation It's not too late for consumers to save on winter heating costs by tuning up their heating oil systems and taking other simple, practical steps to conserve energy. ... more | |
The Trust About Heating Oil - Response to ''We The Six Billion'' The full truth about heating oil in Maine and other states today was conspicuously abesnt from Joe Steinberger's Nov. 19, 2009 installment of We The Six Billion, "The Ammonia Economy." ... more | |
