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Massachusetts Oilheat Council
Desktop Councilor Newsletter
July 18, 2007
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Here's the latest edition of MOC's Desktop Councilor, an email newsletter aimed at keeping you up-to-date on MOC activities and programs that impact your business. Thank you for your continued membership support.

MOC is still awaiting word from attorneys with the Consumer Protection Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office on an MOC written request that the AG investigate and possibly stop KeySpan's "Be Green, Win Green" campaign against Oilheat.

Meanwhile the July edition of Oilheating magazine featured a Special Report on MOC's efforts entitled "The KeySpan Offensive." In his monthly Commentary, the magazine's editor, Michael SanGiovanni, wrote, "If ever there was proof that the big utilities are bent on eliminating the oilheat industry, the ideal example would be KeySpan Energy Delivery's campaign," SanGiovanni commended MOC for its "cogent response that refutes these promotional claims."
As reported, MOC's Board of Directors has directed MOC's staff and lobbyist to pursue carefully crafted legislation to establish a modest assessment (50 points) on home heating oil gallons sold within Massachusetts to fund a program to replace aging and inefficient Oilheat equipment statewide with new Oilheat equipment. The Board's unanimous decision back in May came after they reviewed and debated several pieces of proposed state legislation calling for such an assessment. Currently, MOC's Michael Ferrante and lobbyist Ed O'Sullivan are working with legislature leaders and a group of energy efficiency advocates to develop language that will be acceptable to the industry and key legislators on Beacon Hill. Passage of this legislation is far from a done deal and more work needs to be done.
There are less than two weeks left to register for the 16th annual MOC golf tournament in Plymouth, MA on August 20th. Spaces are filling up fast, along with dibs on the prime rib dinner. Don't play golf? You can still join us for a delicious meal and enter the raffle contest. This year MOC has some of the best giveaways and prizes. Don't miss out! Mail or fax back your registration flyer before August 1st. The flyer is also available for download on the MOC home page.
MOC would like to thank the members who have quickly and generously shown their support for this year's golf event through a Championship Sponsorship and donations. The names of the following companies will be prominently displayed throughout the golf course, on special banners and on custom designed T-shirts given to every golfer:

Advanced Fuel Solutions, Arlex Oil, Atlas Glen- Mor, Burnham Hydronics, Carlin Combustion, Conifer Energy, Global Companies, Gray, Gray & Gray, Gulf Oil, Irving Oil, Lincoln Laboratory, Mass Control, NEFI, ODIN, P.J. Murphy Transportation, Smith Cast Iron Boilers, Splash-Massamont Insurance Agency, Sprague Energy, TACO/Emerson Swan, Therma- Flow / Everhot and World Fuel Services.

"On behalf of our Board of Directors, I want to thank our sponsors for their amazing support," said MOC President Michael Ferrante. "All of us at MOC realize how often these companies are solicited for contributions throughout the year, and supporting every industry activity is very difficult. We thank our sponsors for seeing value in what we do for the industry."

If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact an MOC staff member or fill out a golf registration flyer.
After a successful event in Fitchburg on June 27th, MOC plans to host 4 more Oilheat Realty-Partnership breakfast events throughout the state this fall. Also, MOC will once again have presence at the annual Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) Tradeshow with an informational and promotional booth. The following is a tentative list of dates and locations for these events:


-September 26, 2007: Breakfast seminar at the Realtor Assn. of Pioneer Valley, Inc. at 221 Industry Ave. in Springfield, MA.

-September 27, 2007: Breakfast seminar at the Radisson Hotel at 10 Independence Dr. in Chelmsford, MA.

-October 9, 10, 11, 2007: MAR Tradeshow at the Rhode Island Convention Center on 1 Sabin St. in Providence, RI.

-October 17, 2007: Breakfast seminar at the Hampton Inn on 319 Speen St. in Natick, MA.

-October 18, 2007: Breakfast seminar at the Johnson & Wales Inn in Seekonk, MA.

Please visit www.mocrealty.org for more information about the MOC Realty-Partnership program and updated information on events.
MOC would like to welcome a new retail member based out of Avon, Natural Fuel Corp. and manager Felix Frabotta to the Council.
Our featured preferred vendor this week is Advanced Fuel Solutions based out of Lynnfield. Advanced Fuel Solutions offers services such as custom fuel additives, fuel quality testing, alternative fuels assessment, sales and technical management consulting and much more. They also are a valuable resource for emerging markets, such as biofuels. For more information contact Paul Nazzaro or Paul Nazzaro, Jr. at 978-664-5923 or visit their website @ www.fuelsolution.com.


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