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The ROI on Loyalty
Loyalty is a word that I have heard used many times during my conversations with owners, technicians, and customers. Loyalty…
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Doings in Newport
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry looks like an old timey ship, but was completed just this year. It has engines…
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Charles Bursey Sr. Remembers the Days of Heavy Fuel Oils
Over the past several years, I have been in several discussions regarding fuel oils and most of these discussions have…
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Editor’s Note: Word Up
Readers, Martha Leshine wants to hear from you. Especially if you are one of the approximately 1,500 people who attended…
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Editor’s Note: Information Exchange
The opportunity to gather the latest information and sometimes to contest it is one of the main reasons to attend…
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Knowing the Codes
Working in the trades we find that issues related to codes can come up on a daily basis. I recently…
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When Do You Get Your Report Card?
Energy company owners are typically very good at preparing their operations to serve their customers. Vehicle fleets are always…
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Nozzle Knowledge
Many of you I’m sure have had situations during a service call where you found that a nozzle failed and…
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On Federal Tax Credits and a State Energy Plan
First, we take note of late-breaking news: Congress adjourned before the holidays without renewing a number of expiring tax breaks,…
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Quantity or Quality
By Charles Bursey During my years of being in the trade I have chatted with many contractors about their business…
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Looking into the Future
Recently I had an opportunity to attend a workshop sponsored by the National Oil Heat Research Alliance. I was no…
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The Biofuels Solution
After the National Oilheat Research Alliance held a Technical Workshop in Newport, R.I., that featured speakers from the U.S. and…
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Looking Ahead
Who can see into the future? The question comes up in our cover story this month, the “Heating Season Fuels…
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‘Concierge Service’ Is a Step Beyond Full-Service
A basic full-service energy marketer is defined as a company that not only delivers fuel, but provides the associated 24-hour…
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Hoping for Cold
Winter is around the corner, and perhaps it will be a colder one than last year, as my associates in…
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An Honor and a Pleasure
It has been a pleasure to be the editor of Fuel Oil News since 2007. It has been an honor…
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The Power of the Employee
Many owners and managers are still asking the age-old question, “Where can I find good HVAC employees?” I hear it…
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Cool Factor
A few months ago I heard of a gent from California who was doing some interesting things with old propane…
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Health Issues & Domestic Hot Water
by George Lanthier* The production of domestic hot water is an important issue in controlling the spread of disease in…
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Summertime campaign season blues
For those of us living in northern climates it’s hard to believe that the summer fun is already more than…
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