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NEW YORK (Reuters
Health) - People who burn wood or other "biofuels" for heat or cooking
may have a heightened risk of emphysema and related lung conditions, a
new study suggests. (more)
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BAINBRIDGE Owners of all-electric homes are upset
and moved to action against Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. for
pulling the plug on special rate discounts in place since the 1970s.
Residents say their January heating bills spiked more than double
over the previous year. Some received bills totaling $800 or more for
one month of usage.
State Sen. Tim Grendell filed a class action law suit Feb. 16 in
Geauga County Common Pleas Court against the company on behalf of the
residents. The lawsuit accuses CEI of breaking verbal contracts with
homeowners promising an all-electric-home discount for as long as they
owned their homes. (more)
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LANCASTER, Pa., Feb 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Burnham Holdings, Inc., (Pink Sheets: BURCA), a leading domestic
manufacturer of boilers, and related HVAC products and accessories for
residential, commercial and industrial applications, today reported its
financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009. (more)
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DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would prohibit a fuel vendor from withholding or refusing sale of propane for home heating use to pre-paid customers under certain circumstances between Nov. 1 and April 1. Senate File 2235, which passed 34-16, is designed to minimize situations where rural customers are denied heating fuel during the winter months due to bad credit, said state Sen. Steve Sodders, D-State Center. State law currently protects natural gas and electric customers from service shut-offs between Nov. 1 and April 1, but propane customers currently have no such protection. “This addresses a very dangerous problem that we have here in Iowa,” Sodders said. (more)
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Morton Grove, Illinois, February 22, 2010 — ITT Corporation, parent of Bell & Gossett, Goulds Pumps and other brands serving the HVAC and plumbing industry, announced today that through its partnership with Mercy Corps, the company is donating five portable water treatment systems in Haiti, providing enough potable water each day for up to 200,000 victims of the January 12 earthquake. The units were donated by ITT and deployed through Mercy Corps' large-scale humanitarian aid response. This collaborative disaster response is part of a strategic partnership between ITT's corporate citizenship program, ITT Watermark®, and Mercy Corps. The partnership consists of an ongoing commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies. Immediately following the earthquake, ITT authorized Mercy Corps to tap up to $100,000 of ITT's 2010 Emergency Fund, established to provide fast funding to support an initial, on-the-ground assessment of short- and long-term needs after a disaster. The initial assessment ...
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On February 22, 2010, "Amanda's Law" will take effect. The law requires
carbon monoxide detectors in every 1-2 family property; apartments in a
multiple dwelling; and all condominium and cooperative apartments where
the dwelling unit has appliances, devices or systems that may emit
carbon monoxide or has an attached garage. Real estate licensees must be
aware of the new law and advise clients and customers of the same. (more)
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BABYLON, N.Y. (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- An overnight fire ravaged a
Long Island elementary school.
West Babylon Fire Chief Jim Campbell said Friday it appeared the fire
started in the boiler room at South Bay Elementary School. He said two
of the school's three wings were destroyed. (more)
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Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Lennox International Inc., the maker of heating
and cooling equipment, will have to defend against claims by more than
500,000 consumers throughout the U.S. that its gas-burning fireplaces
are dangerous. (more)
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An elderly couple from Doncaster died after being
poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from their gas cooker, an inquest in
the town has heard.Boris Green, 78, and his 80-year-old wife
Vilma died at their home in Acacia Road in November 2008. The
inquest heard their cooker had been emitting high levels of carbon
monoxide as they prepared their dinner because the grill door was
closed. A coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death at
Friday's inquest. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/8525461.stm
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