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.CEMA NEWS
Evening HVAC Class Filling Fast — Sign Up NOW
ENTECH's evening S and B license programs start next week and they are filling fast! We recently sold out our day classes, so you should register as soon as possible so you do not miss out on the opportunity to get your employees trained.
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Five Spots Still Open for Friday's Hazmat Operations Recertification Class
CEMA's last DOT/OSHA Operations Recertification class, Friday, October 23, 8:30 am, still has five open spots for students. The class will discuss hazardous communications, transportation of hazardous materials, the table of hazardous materials, the emergency response guide, shipping papers, hours of service, the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, CDL license renewal, SDS sheets, security requirements and much more and hazardous material spill response and cleanup (dam, dike, divert).
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CEMA Chapter Meetings Ask Members to Act Locally to Fight Electrification
This week, CEMA held three chapter meetings where we talked with members on the new local threat of electrification that is happening in their backyard. EMA (formally PMAA) and NEFI fight for you on the federal ad region level, CEMA is your advocate in Hartford, but now battle has moved to main street in your town.
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Federated Risk Management Academy November 4 in North Haven
This acclaimed risk management program is usually held by Federated at their headquarters in Minnesota. Now it comes to Connecticut as a free session. Attendees will learn how to help prevent the losses chipping away at your bottom line. You will connect with industry peers facing similar challenges at this live, in-person event, and with insurance professionals committed to helping your business grow.
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Free Fuel Testing
Starting this fall, CEMA will be conducting FREE in house biodiesel testing. Back in 2016, CEMA's Executive Committee agreed to utilize a portion of our NORA R&D funds to do a study that tracked the sulfur and biodiesel content of heating oil in Connecticut. CEMA contracted with UCONN's School of Environmental Sciences & Engineering to test samples for biodiesel and sulfur content and provided us with their findings.
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CFTC Finalizes Position Limits Rule
From FMA (formally PMAA)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued its long-delayed position limits rule mandated by the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act" to curb excessive speculation in energy and other commodities futures contracts by a 3 — 2 vote. The final position limits rule applies to 25 physically settled and linked cash-settled futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and "economically equivalent swaps."
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Trump and Biden on the Issues
CEMA is a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse candidates who are running for office, but we have an obligation to educate our members on where they stand on issues that are important to your business. We understand that who you ultimately vote for may go beyond your business interests, but we do feel it is important that you consider where the candidates stand on major issues that affect you, your employees, and your customers.
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The Biden Effect
FIRST SEEN IN BPN | There is a lot of discussion of how a Biden presidency would affect business taxes and after-tax payouts on the sale of business assets. While we can't project the future, especially where politics is involved, we can make some educated guesses.
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NACS "Crack the Code Experience" Online Virtual Conference
Since we can't meet in-person right now, NACS is offering five weeks of unlimited access to the new Crack the Code Experience. Beginning November 2 and running through December 4, convenience retailers and suppliers from around the globe will have 24/7 access to education, new-to-channel products and powerful connections through an innovative online experience and curated marketplace.
Registration is now open.
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NEFI HEAT Show Recap
NEFI thanks all the participants for helping to make the 2020 HEAT Show such a great success under such incredible circumstances. The Virtual HEAT Show attracted 1,037 participants and generated 12,361 engagements during the span of the two-day event alone.
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PMAA Changes Name to EMA
The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) has declared a "new era" for is members and the fuels industry and has renamed itself the Energy Marketers of America (EMA). The name change reflects the industry's growing portfolio of liquid fuels and other alternative energy sources such as renewable diesel and biodiesel that have "played a critical role in lowering emissions over the past half century," said the Alexandria, Virginia based group, a federation of state and regional trade associations that collectively represent about 8,000 independent petroleum marketers.
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SBA Simplifies Forgiveness for Smaller PPP Loans
Report by Jim Collura, NEFI Vice President & Director of Government Affairs (jim.collura@nefi.com)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has simplified the forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. Outlined in an Interim Final Rule, the new process still requires borrowers to furnish required documentation. However, the SBA now offers a new streamlined Form 3508S that allows borrowers to effectively self-certify eligibility for loan forgiveness.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
An enhanced procedure for urban mobile methane leak detection
Heliyon via Science Direct
Leaked methane from natural gas distribution pipelines is a significant human and environmental health problem in urban areas. To assess this risk, urban mobile methane leak surveys were conducted, using innovative methodology, on the streets of Hartford, Danbury, and New London, Connecticut, in March 2019.
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Methane emissions up in 2020 amid turbulent year for oil and gas
The Hill
Methane emissions have jumped so far this year even as oil and gas production has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The report from Kayrros, which analyzes methane leaks through satellite imagery, found visible methane emissions jumped 32 percent in the first eight months of 2020 when compared with the same period in 2019.
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Inside the climate battle quietly raging about US homes
The Guardian
Some challenges to US climate action are obvious – like when Donald Trump boasts about leaving the international Paris agreement and rolling back pollution rules.
But many more play out behind the scenes. One of those is the battle over efforts to make America’s new homes and buildings more energy-efficient.
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Elon musk shares idea to release home HVAC product
Achr News
"We will make super-efficient home HVAC with HEPA filters one day," said Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Inc., in a tweet from his official Twitter account. This statement brought new fuel to the rumor mill that was churning as to what Musk might have ready for the company’s 2020 Annual Shareholders Meeting and Battery Day event.
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Critics renew calls for Charlie Baker to decline TCI
Boston Herald
Critics of a controversial regional carbon tax designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions have renewed calls for Gov. Charlie Baker to stop it, saying it’s unfair to further burden consumers amid a pandemic that has sent the economy into freefall.
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