14 Tom Butcher, head of Brookhaven
National Laboratory's Energy Resources
Division. With NORA reauthorization, Dr.
Butcher and Brookaven will soon be back
at work conducting important research for
the heating oil industry.
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Fuels
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Strong!
2014 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo
14 Welcome Back NORA
After Six Long Years Reauthorization Has Become a Reality
18 Do Your Competitors Offer Better Programs
(What Do They Know That You Don't?)
Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy
20 Interview: PGANE's Joe Rose
A look at the Propane Gas Association of New England's
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23
Selling Is Not Always the Answer
Steven Abbate, Cetane Associates
24 Six Words
Columnist Shane Sweet
26 Computer System Buyer's Guide
34
Truck Accessories Roundup
HVaC/HyDrOniCs
38
AHR Expo Sets Attendance Record
The 2014 AHR Expo Overcame a Snowstorm to Draw a Record Crowd
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41 The Next Generation
Columnist Charles Bursey
42 What's In Your Toolbox?
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44 Case Study:
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50 Making it Happen
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