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OCTOBER VOL . 7 6 NO. 1 0 EDI TO R' S NO T E Protection Act. The bill itself has been criticized on its overall merits, and with some justification in areas like not elimi- nating "too big to fail." For oil deal- ers and marketers, it did set in place the requirements for some degree of restraint on the changes made in the late 1990s that have allowed nontraditional investors to overwhelm commodities markets and, to my estimation and that of others, increase prices in commodities like oil well beyond market fundamen- tals or the impact of a devaluing dollar. But, there is a major counterattack under- Once more unto the Breach T HE INDUSTRY WON SOME MAJOR victories in the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer EDITORIAL STAF F (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) who co-sponsored the Senate version of the bill. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) joined Welch on the House version. This needs your support. The battle is, sadly, far from over. The good news is that your voices count more than you may realize. You can defend your interest and win—if the effort is there. Contact NEFI and PMAA for more infor- mation about how you can help. ADDENDUM FON would like to provide contact infor- mation for several of the contributors in last month's issue: Randi Busse, the president of Workforce way. The final U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules are set to be completed by the time this goes to print. It is expected that they will be watered down as the update on the issue in the "Dateline" section indicates. Further, there is some likelihood that in 2012 the political winds in Washington will have changed with Dodd- Frank being lumped in with Obamacare as worthy or repeal or significant modification. Personally, as a strong libertarian type myself I can have some mixed emotions on the issue of government regulation. But, not all regulation is bad and some is essential. So, this is another call to action. Your support is absolutely needed by both the Petroleum Marketers Association of America and the New England Fuel Institute to continue the fight. As a counter to the expected weak CFTC rulemaking, Bill Nelson (D-FL) and U.S. Rep Peter Welch (D-VT) and a hand- ful of other lawmakers filed legislation on Sept. 21 that aims to drastically limit the ability of speculators to artificially drive up energy prices. Nelson was joined by Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernard Sanders Development Group, Inc., is widely rec- ognized as a customer service expert. Randi has become a trusted resource for many diverse companies and organiza- tions that have relied on her guidance to help improve their customer service and increase their customer retention. Randi writes a monthly customer service news- letter, "Customer Service: It's Not Just a Department; It's an Experience." You can sign up for her newsletter and learn more about her services by visiting her website, www.workdevgroup.com. She can be reached on 631-598-5598. Marina Dippel is social media ser- vices director at SLN, Inc. She works with B2B clients in the technology and manufacturing sectors, developing social media marketing strategies to drive customer engagement and loy- alty. Her experience with social media & online community management spans the business, technology, and education sectors. You can reach her at mdippel@slnadv.com, or connect via LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/ MarinaDippel Editorial Office 1030 W. Higgins Road Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 847/720-5600 Editor Keith Reid 847/720-5615 kreid@m2media360.com Managing Editor Debra Reschke 847/720-5618 dreschke@m2media360.com Columnists Charles Bursey, Sr. John Griffin George Lanthier EXECUTIVE STAF F President/CEO and Group Publisher Marion Minor List Rentals/ Reprints – Cheryl Naughton 678/292-6054 Fax: 360/294-6054 cnaughton@m2media360.com PRODUCT ION Production Manager – Mary Jo Tomei Art Director – Andrew Stamm ADVERT ISING SALES East – Dave Campbell, Associate Publisher 413/528-2364 Fax: 413/528-8835 dcampbell@m2media360.com Central & South – Rich Alden 603/899-3010 Fax: 603/899-2343 ralden@m2media360.com West – Ken Jordan 972/540-2122 Fax: 972/540-2127 kjordan@m2media360.com MAIN OF F ICE 1030 W. Higgins Road Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 847/720-5600 • Fax: 847-720-5601 CUSTOMER SERVICE 845/856-2229 • Fax: 845/856-5822 Fuel Oil News P.O. Box 4290, Port Jervis, NJ 12771 M2MEDIA360 Membership applied for 7/1/2010 BEV-AL COMMUNICATIONS INC. Marion Minor Gerald Winkel President/CEO Director of Finance Joanne Juda-Prainito Mary Jo Tomei 8 OCTOBER 2011 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com VP Audience Develolpment Production Director