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Peoples Gas seeks surcharge to pay for $2.5 billion pipe replacement program
Peoples Gas has dropped its request for automatic rate hikes on home heating bills to pay to replace aging pipes below city streets. Chicago's Peoples Gas is floating legislation in Springfield that would add a surcharge onto utility bills to pay for a...Tags: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Consumers, Ameren Corporation, Nicor Incorporated
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Peoples Gas wants surcharge
Peoples Gas has dropped its request for automatic rate hikes on home heating bills to pay to replace aging pipes below city streets. The natural gas utility is now floating new legislation in Springfield that would add a surcharge onto its utility bills...
Tags: Energy Resources, Consumers, Ameren Corporation, Nicor Incorporated
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'Green' gas plan offers climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger(An earlier version of this post included incorrect information about Maryland Gas & Electric, its pricing and whether it offers a "green" gas plan involving carbon offsets. The Sun regrets the errors.) ---------------- (Another in an occasional...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Energy, Prices
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Longtime Hagerstown firm loses 'heartbreaking' struggle to survive
arnoldp@herald-mail.comBelieving in his employees to the very end, Lynn Bowers used to encourage them, saying their small Hagerstown company could compete like “a Davy in an industry of Goliaths.” But last year, after struggling through the worst economy many of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Family, Labor Markets, New Products, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Friedens man arrested for threatening to kill wife, others
Matthew Scott Martin, 29, Listie Road, Friedens, was arrested and arraigned early Wednesday morning before Somerset District Judge Ken Johnson for allegedly driving drunk and threatening to kill his wife and others. Police said that shortly after...
Tags: Ken Johnson, Trials, Court Preliminary, Friedens
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Kevin Hunt: West Hartford Company Pumps Too Much Oil: Does Customer Pay?
The Hartford CourantWhen the home heating-oil pump doesn't stop pumping, someone has to pay. But who? Andrew Campbell of Cromwell asked Northeast Energy in early March to pump 100 gallons, and no more, that would be paid for with a Joe-4-Oil voucher, a Citizens Energy...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Consumers, East Hartford, Advice Columns and Columnists, Petroleum Industry
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State Commerce Committee Kills Heating Oil Tax Bill
The Hartford CourantA bill that would have created a tax on heating oil and propane died on Thursday when commerce committee chairs decided against sending it for a vote. The proposed state tax — initially 1.5 cents per gallon and escalating to 3.5 cents per gallon in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, East Hartford, Kerosene
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New England's Reliance On Natural Gas Straining Reliable Power Operations
New England has become dependent on natural gas for more than half of its electric generation over the past decade, creating severe challenges to reliable power system operations, the region's power grid operator said Tuesday. The primary problem is...Tags: Exelon Corp., Companies and Corporations, Entergy Corporation, Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
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Propane stakes claim as cheap, clean fuel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Home satellite TV provider DISH Network Corp has signed a deal to run 200 of its trucks on propane, in the latest indication that the niche fuel could soon rival natural gas as the United States' cheap transport alternative. Once...Tags: National Government, Services and Shopping, Natural Gas, Energy Resources, Vehicles
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Mail Call - March 5
“To the caller who would like to see only positive comments in Mail Call: I agree that a lot of comments are stupid and arrogant, but how boring would it be to read only thank you notes, comments on the nice weather, great Christmas lights, and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Kerosene, Personal Weapon Control, Karl Rove
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State Budget Director says no cuts in Michigan for a month
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Automatic federal spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are unlikely to hit state government for a month and the potential consequences are largely unknown for now, Michigan's budget director said Tuesday. More than...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Personal Income, Healthy Diet, Rick Snyder, Barack Obama
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: Feb. 25
The following items were taken from Tinley Park, New Lenox, Frankfort and Will County police reports. TINLEY PARK A 22-year-old Tinley Park man who allegedly left a trail of vehicle parts after hitting a sign at 94th Avenue and Chestnut Trail is...
Tags: New Lenox, Cook County Government, Oak Park, Juvenile Delinquency, Drunk Driving
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