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CEMA
A number of bills have been introduced this year targeting natural gas utilities. The concepts range from requiring natural gas utilities to fix leaking pipes to deregulation. Since the inception of the natural gas expansion and conversion plan, CEMA and other groups have raised several issues with policy makes concerning the double standard that exists under the law when it comes to leaks.
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CEMA
As mentioned in our last issue, Ed Granfield, owner of Oyster River Petroleum, has announced that is running for this open House seat in a special election to be held in West Haven on Feb. 28. If elected, this will be the first time in recent memory that a fuel oil marketer will have served as a legislator in the General Assembly.
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CEMA
CEMA brought back our Upgrade & Save Program for 2017. In 2016, the contractors who participated in the program installed nearly 300 heating systems and 40 tanks! Beginning Monday, Feb 13, rebates will be available for homeowners upgrading their oil-fired boilers, furnaces or storage tanks.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for February 2017 are in and we compare them to average retail heating oil prices. The rates below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil. These are the system expansion tariffs, which apply to all residential conversions from heating oil to utility gas.
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CEMA
CEMA's Golf Committee has selected TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT for its annual golf outing, to be held on May 1 this year. Golfers know this was the course where Jim Furyk set a PGA record, scoring a 58 at the Traveler's Championship, which will be held this year in June, a month following CEMA's own outing.
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CEMA
First, please note that there has been NO change to sales tax rules or regulations over the past year. As we reported a year ago, the only change was that the sales tax exemption on high efficiency heating equipment expired over a year ago on Jan. 1, 2016.
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NACS via CEMA
In late November, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota issued a ruling on whether annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer redemption data should be disclosed to the public or whether it should be protected as confidential business data.
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CEMA
As a fuel retailer or distributor, you are well known in your community for your generosity. Whether you donate your time, services or money to local youth groups, schools, YMCAs, healthcare or emergency services, you make a difference in your communities that your customers know and appreciate. Now, through a special partnership with GoodWorks Insurance, CEMA is offering a new way for you to donate funds to your community without having to actually spend anything.
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REG via CEMA
From Jan. 16-19, fuel and agriculture professionals from across the country descended on sunny San Diego, CA, for the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, the industry's largest annual trade show. As Spotlight Sponsors, exhibitors and speakers at the event, REG was there in full force, and we're happy to bring back some great news for our existing and potential blending partners in the Northeast.
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CEMA
CEMA is pleased to announce that it will be publishing a semi-annual magazine for our members. It will be a full-sized printed glossy magazine full of industry news, designed to complement our more "tactical" bi-weekly emailed newsletters. It is being published by E & M consulting, who will also be soliciting advertising on our behalf. If interested in advertising, you may also contact them directly for more information: Rob Schmidt at rob@emconsultinginc.com or 800-572-0011.
Federated Insurance via CEMA
Question: Is an employee who reports a reading/writing disability covered under a protected class? Are there suggestions on how to handle if this employee reported this after receiving a written reminder for performance related issues when no prior notice had been provided to HR either verbally or in writing.
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Foley Carrier Services
The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) highway bill of 2012, went into effect this month, with full compliance effective three years later in January 2020. But what does this new regulation mean for employers?
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American Energy Coalition
A recent article on Forbes.com states that natural gas prices are poised to increase by 40 percent to 60 percent. Natural gas prices averaged a little more than $2.50 per million Btu in 2016. Those days are over, the article states. Prices will average at least $3.50 to $4 in 2017.
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National Biodiesel Board
U.S. consumers saw a record of almost 2.9 billion gallons of biodiesel and
renewable diesel in 2016, outpacing the previous record by almost 40 percent. Also for the first time ever, the monthly market topped 300 million gallons, with December's numbers coming in at 362 million gallons.
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The Connecticut Mirror
As retirement benefit and other debt costs continue to surge, some officials say there's more at risk than higher taxes and deep cuts to key programs. As budget choices turn ugly and voter frustration mounts, they say, legislators have been willing to forfeit some of their power and accept less public transparency, sometimes in exchange for greater political cover.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Linda McMahon's nomination to head the Small Business Administration was quickly approved by members of a key committee, even as Democrats pulled out all the stops recently to delay confirmation on several controversial Trump administration nominees.
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New Haven Register
If Aetna is considering a move to Boston, the company is being tight-lipped about it. "We don't comment on speculation," Matthew Clyburn, spokesman for Aetna, said Jan. 31. "We remain headquartered in Hartford, and we're committed to our employees here, who continue to be an important part of our future."
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