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CEMA
Connecticut seems to be in a constant state of fiscal crisis, and this year is no different than the last five years. The legislature recently filled a $220 million deficit for the current fiscal year that ends on June 30, but a larger one looms for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 estimated to be nearly $1 billion.
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CEMA
Ever since the reauthorization of NORA, oilheat dealers have been waiting for a sponsored rebate they could pass on to their customers, and now the time has come. Beginning Monday, May 2, rebates will be available for homeowners upgrading their oil-fired boilers, furnaces, or storage tanks. In order to participate, all Oilheat dealers MUST register for the Upgrade & Save — Connecticut Energy Efficiency and Safety Rebate program between Friday, April 1 and Friday, April 22.
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CEMA
Starting this month and running throughout the spring, you, your employees and your customers will begin to see television advertisements promoting our industry. These ads will run on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and Channel 12 during the local morning news broadcast. To see the ad go here and click on DID YOU SEE IT. This campaign is based on the research that was performed last year, when the largest consumer attitude study ever conducted in Connecticut gave us clear and unbiased data on what our strengths and weaknesses are.
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CEMA
The March on Hartford held this past February was a great success. About 100 energy marketers throughout Connecticut had the opportunity to gather at the Capitol and discuss their businesses and how our fuel is now cleaner and less expensive than natural gas. On April 26, we will be back at the state Capitol for what we will call a "mini" March on Hartford.
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PMAA via CEMA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it would delay enforcement of the menu labeling rule, which was passed as part of Obamacare in 2010. The controversial final menu labeling rule was announced in 2014 with a start date at the end of 2015 but then was delayed until Dec. 1, 2016.
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CEMA
Local and state police agencies in Connecticut are observing National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Through April 30, police will be cracking down on motorists violating mobile phone laws and others distracted drivers. In 2015, Connecticut police wrote over 22,000 citations in the effort to get drivers to put their phones down.
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CEMA
The AREE trade show is moving from Atlantic City to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut this year, and has teamed up with OESP (Oil & Energy Service Professionals), CITGO and the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association to form the new Eastern Energy Expo, May 22-26. For more information, please visit their website. Interest in the show is very high, and the original room block at Foxwoods was sold out, and the show had to add additional rooms both at Foxwoods and at the nearby Hilton. For room reservation information, please click here.
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CEMA
CEMA has announced its spring hazmat classes, providing certification at the Awareness level, and recertification at the Operations level, as described below. Hazmat training is required annually under OSHA statute 29 CFR 1910.1200 and every three years under DOT statute 49 CFR 172.704. We offer OSHA hazmat training at two levels, as described below — Awareness and Operations. DOT training is included at both these levels and includes topics such as placarding, making deliveries of hazardous materials and proper shipping paperwork.
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CEMA
Property damage, pollution liability, lost revenue, injuries, fatalities, damaged reputation are all potential outcomes of a single tanker rollover. Petroleum marketers and transport companies know that simply alerting drivers to this risk may not be enough. But, when they combine critical information with compelling and effective training, they can help protect their drivers and the lives of other motorists.
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CEMA
These webinars are being offered by CEMA associate member Alpha Partners. As a general service to associate members, if you have a webinar of an educational nature, or an informational press release (using press standards, a release should be nonpromotional), we'll be happy to announce them. To register for either of these free webinars, please contact Paul Salamon at Alpha Partners at paul.salamon@lpl.com or 203-702-2000.
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Forbes
Natural gas prices should double over the next year. Oversupply plus a warm 2015-2016 winter have resulted in low gas prices. That is about to change because supply is decreasing. Total supply–dry gas production plus net imports–has been declining since October 2015 because gas production is flat, imports are decreasing and exports are increasing.
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Foley Carrier Services
You ship, you get paid. Sounds pretty straightforward, right? Unfortunately for some carriers, it hasn't always worked out that way. Knowing exactly who you're dealing with is the foundation of any good business relationship: It helps to build trust, loyalty and ultimately ensure the successful completion of a job.
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American Energy Coalition
A coalition of New York-based groups is challenging a federal agency's approval of the proposed Algonquin natural gas pipeline. New York-based groups have joined a coalition stretching across four states in filing a petition with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to revisit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the pipeline project.
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Seeking Alpha
Oil prices are up a lot since they bottomed in the mid-20s in February, there are a couple of points preventing them from rising much from the current level. The global supply-demand gap, which led to the decline in oil prices in the first place, is not solved yet, the world's producers continue to pump more oil than the world demands.
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The Republican
Attorney General Maura Healey has signaled that her office intends to defend the state against Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., which seeks an easement through the Otis State Forest for a new natural gas pipeline spur that would serve three natural gas utilities in Connecticut.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration continued to issue layoff notices to state employees, serving pink slips to 71 workers including about 40 clerical staff in the Department of Social Services. The administration also laid off workers at the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and at the Department of Economic and Community Development.
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CT News Junkie
State employees were walked off the grounds of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School on April 11, and on April 12 about 40 clerical workers at the Department of Social Services were laid off in a conference call, according to union officials. The Malloy administration announced April 12 that 71 employees in the Department of Economic and Community Development, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Social Services were laid off.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Hillary Clinton's campaign says it will begin airing television commercials in Hartford and New Haven, the latest evidence that Connecticut remains in play in her race with the surging Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders, meanwhile, has bought time on at least one Connecticut station.
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