The home heating oil industry has a long and proud history, and Fuel Oil News has been there supporting it since 1935. It is an industry that has faced many challenges during that time. In its 77th year, Fuel Oil News is doing more than just holding
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NEWS AND TRENDS $2,600 and the winner was John Levey, Nassau-Suffolk Chapter. Oil Heat Cares’ next major fundraiser will be held in Hershey, PA on Monday, May 23, 2011. This annual Care to Ride event will be held during NAOHSM’s (National Association of Oilheating Service Managers) Annual Convention which will take place from May 22-26, 2011. Stop by and show your support! l FON Rich Sebast ment.Steven then accepted a position with a major boiler manufacturer as the Upstate New York sales representative.A short time later,he was promoted to regional sales man- ager. Steven’s career took another leap when he was promoted to director of sales for North America where he spent the remaining five years of his 12 year career with them. l FON Steven Grady of education and goodwill.The event raised about $6,500 for Oil Heat Cares,which will enable them to continue helping the less fortunate through another cold winter. Oil Heat Cares began in 2005 and has helped many people and organizations get new oil-heating appliances. Young people who are enrolled in tech schools have had an opportunity to work with our members on projects. For example, the Susquehanna Valley, Pioneer Valley and New York City Chapters have part- nered with students and instructors. It has been a great learning experience. Students learn about technical aspects of the job while giving back to people in their communities. Oil Heat Cares can’t do all of its good OIL HEAT CARES BENEFIT RAISES SOME SERIOUS GREEN Dan Holohan’s “The World of Green Heating”seminar and fundraiser on Jan. 15, 2011 in Springfield,PA was a combination 12 work without financial support. Co- founder of Oil Heat Cares,Dan Holohan, continues to volunteer his time with an annual benefit seminar.At his latest sem- inar on January 15, individuals and companies came together to champion this great cause. Peerless Boilers® sponsored the event and, as a result, all proceeds went to Oil Heat Cares. At the same time, ServoPro (Western Essex and Central Union Counties, NJ) donated four tickets to a Jets game next season.The raffle raised MARCH 2011 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com OMA: PROPOSED EMISSIONS LIMITS THREATEN SALES OF FUEL OIL EQUIPMENT The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 4, 2010 proposed new air emission standards for commercial, institutional, and industrial oil burn- ers that could seriously restrict the sales of new oil heating equipment, according to a technical summary delivered by John E. Batey to the Oil Manufacturers Association. The proposed rule limits PM and CO emissions. Modern oil burners easily meet the new PM limits, Batey reported, adding that work by Brookhaven and OMA in 1996, demonstrating oil’s low PM emissions, was accepted by the EPA. However, the proposed CO limits are not technically feasible, Batey said. Gas-fired equipment is exempt from the new rule,he noted, and the proposed CO limit is not attainable in the field by any fuel.The pro- posed limit is too low to be measured by conventional field test equipment,he added. Batey said the proposed EPA limit on CO emissions also unfairly discriminates against oil heating equipment manufacturers. Batey said he had assembled technical information in opposition to the pro- posed rule and sent it to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). “Actions are needed immediately from a variety of agencies to prevent this ill-conceived and poorly executed proposed rule from becoming law,”he wrote. For more on the EPA’s proposed limits on particulate matter and car- bon monoxide, see our feature, “Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Effects,” on page 18. l FON