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CEMA
Our conference room block at the Newport Marriott for our Southern New England Energy Conference and CEMA's 68th Annual Meeting expires on Tuesday, Sept. 4, next week. Our room block has always sold out in recent years even though we raise it year after year, so if you're thinking of attending, be sure to make your reservations before you leave for the long Labor Day weekend.
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With the Democrat and Republican primaries behind us, we now head toward the November general election where voters will have a choice of three candidates running for governor. Within minutes of the polls closing the gloves came off when Ned Lamont Tweeted "Bob Trumpanowski" in attempt to tie the Republican to President Trump and Bob Stefanowski replied with "Ned Malloy."
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American Trucker via CEMA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering changes to four areas of the existing hours-of-service (HOS) regulations, and has requested feedback from the public. FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez said during a Aug. 21 media conference call that stakeholders have continually told him of the need for more HOS flexibility.
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CEMA
The 2018/2019 Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) has been adopted. The following are the details of how the program will work for the upcoming heating season.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for September 2018 are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. Gas tariffs were generally up, as can be seen in the chart below, for Eversource, CNG and SCG, compared to last month. These utility tariffs 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.
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CEMA
CEMA will be holding OSHA/DOT hazmat training in October. These will be Awareness certification on Oct. 3 and Oct. 16, and Operations re-certification on Oct. 4 and 17. These seminars train employees, who may come into contact with a hazardous material such as petroleum products, on the latest requirements and regulations concerning hazardous materials, including (but not limited to) hazardous communications, recognizing and identifying hazardous materials, emergency response actions, accident prevention, and taking defensive actions in case of a spill.
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Last week a customer at a Wheels convenience store in Fairfield, run by CEMA member Consumers Petroleum, won a $2 million Mega Millions prize. Last year, we also reported that a customer of CEMA member Pride Stores won a $758 million Powerball jackpot. Our members must be lucky for lottery players!
CEMA
Last week, CEMA's national association (PMAA) joined the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) in sending a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership urging them to include a permanent reauthorization of the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) in the final Farm Bill.
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CEMA
The Old Farmer's Almanac recently released its "Annual Weather Summary" for November 2018 to October 2019. The almanac calls for winter temperatures to be above normal, with the coldest periods in early to mid-December, early and late January and early February.
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Federated Insurance via CEMA
People toss around the word "disaster" quite freely these days. Even relatively minor incidents are promoted to disaster status. A missed two-foot putt, a burned dinner, or an uncharged phone battery can all be considered disasters by those affected. But when a true disaster strikes, our reality changes — so does our concept of the word.
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CT News Junkie
Local elected officials from Bloomfield came to the state Capitol Monday to criticize Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski's proposal to eliminate the income tax over eight years. Dispatched by the Connecticut Democratic Party, Bloomfield Mayor Suzette DeBeatham-Brown offered an argument against Stefanowski's proposal.
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The Connecticut Mirror
The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Bob Stefanowski declined an invitation Monday to the first debate of the general-election campaign: A forum on Connecticut's economy at the University of St. Joseph that was to be broadcast on television by Fox61 and radio by WNPR on Sept. 5.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Ned Lamont has spent months trying to distance himself from the unpopular Democratic governor he hopes to succeed, but when it comes to the public-sector unions that bedeviled his predecessor, Lamont faces the same dilemma. Knowing a huge budget deficit is just over the horizon, Lamont has been reluctant to pledge full support for all of labor's priorities, as was Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in his 2010 and 2014 campaigns.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Connecticut's largest business trade group is stepping away from the aggressive role it played two years ago in the fight for control of the General Assembly: Instead of trying to influence legislative elections with independent expenditures this fall, it will spend $600,000 on advertising to shape a pro-business agenda in January.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ned Lamont's plan to spend $400 million on a property tax relief plan is much less grandiose than his GOP rival's pitch to end Connecticut's income tax. But while Lamont maintains it's the only realistic plan, it remains unclear whether the state could deliver this tax cut — while facing multi-billion-dollar deficits — and sustain it in an age of surging pension costs.
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The Connecticut Mirror
Connecticut Democrats stepped up their campaign last week to fill in the gaps of Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski's promise to phase out the state income tax over eight years — arguing it would come at a steep cost to local schools, municipalities and property taxpayers.
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The Connecticut Mirror
The newly appointed CEO of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation may be inheriting an agency rattled by some scandal, but his optimism is not wavering. Greg Smith, 59, a New York native with experience ranging from hospitality to lottery management, says he had heard about the Connecticut Lottery's tumultuous past, but it did not deter him from taking on the role of its leader.
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The Wall Street Journal
The global shipping industry could become a new market for liquefied natural gas, thanks to a drastic change in maritime law that aims to curb air pollution. Major cruise liners and the world's biggest freight companies have ordered 125 new LNG-powered vessels and another 119 are already in operation, according to current figures from maritime consultancy DNV GL.
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Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates
The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) was formed to educate the public about the negative impact that tolling existing interstates has on our communities and businesses. ATFI exists to provide detailed information to the media, policymakers and individuals on why tolling existing interstates will not solve our transportation needs.
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