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Not In My Backyard!
The federal government has been lavishing tax credits on renewable energy -- $20 billion tacked on by the Obama Administration for 2009 alone to develop energy from wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biofuels, solar, tidal and waves. According to Industrial Information Resources (Industrial Info),
more than 4,800 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy projects are currently under construction in the U.S., and an additional 149 gigawatts (GW) are in the early development stages.
However, Industrial Info reports that of the projects scheduled to start construction in 2009, only about 29% are expected to move forward on time. Approximately 60% have been delayed and 11% canceled. The main constraint to renewable energy project development these days is permitting, which accounts for about 32% of the project delays.
Many of those delays owe to environmentalists putting up a fuss about projects that might spoil pristine scenery or harm remote ecosystems. For instance, many wind projects have been opposed by groups who cite threats to bird and bat populations. And don't even mention nuclear power with the environmental crowd.
But they're all for saving the planet by reducing fossil fuel consumption. Just keep all that stinkin' alternative hardware away from their backyards. |
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ITC Retains Duties On Chinese Malleable Fittings
The
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously on March 24 not to revoke the existing antidumping duty order on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China.
Specified Fittings To Absorb Total Polyethylene
On April 13, 2009, Specified Fittings Inc. and
Total Polyethylene Inc. will merge under the Specified Fittings name. Total Polyethylene President Kevin Hawkins will become the head of outside sales for HDPE. All of Total Polyethylene's HDPE inventory will be transferred to Specified Fittings' Preston, ID, warehouse. Mike Tuminello, a former inside salesperson with Total Polyethylene, will remain with Specified Fittings in the same capacity.
Allied Piping's Jones To Head Antique Auto Group
 Michael Jones, president of
Allied Piping Products, has been elected by the Antique Automobile Club of America
(AACA) Board of Directors to serve as 2009 National President. "Old cars and great friendships...It's a hard combination to beat. I am excited and truly honored to be serving as AACA President this year," noted Jones.
Flowserve Signs Nuclear Valve Pact With China's SUFA
Flowserve announced the signing of a nuclear power industry valve joint venture agreement between Flowserve and SUFA Technology Industry Co. Ltd. CNNC. The joint venture, called
Flowserve-SUFA Nuclear Power Equipment Company Ltd., will be headquartered in Suzhou, in the province of Jiangsu, China. As part of the arrangement, both companies will supply nuclear power industry valve technology and jointly build a manufacturing facility to produce safety-related valves, including Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIVs), exclusively for China's civilian nuclear power industry. SUFA is the largest valve manufacturer in China
, specializing in various types of valves for the oil and gas, refinery, chemical and power industries.
SPX To Supply Westinghouse With Nuke Valves
SPX Corp. announced that its flow technology business has reached an agreement with Westinghouse Electric Co. to provide highly specialized squib valves for up to 12 new nuclear power plants in the United States and China. The contracts combined are valued in excess of $100 million.
Metso To Lay Off Automation Personnel
Metso announced plans to lay off 77 people from its Process Automation Systems unit in Finland. All reductions are white-collar employees. Some of the personnel subject to the reduction measures may be offered an alternative position within the unit.
USS Names Matthews To Head Tubular Division
United States Steel Corp.
announced that Douglas Matthews has been appointed vice president-tubular operations and president of the company's U. S. Steel Tubular Products subsidiary effective immediately. Matthews, who joined USS in 1988, succeeds Joseph Alvarado, whose retirement was previously announced by the company.
ITT Publishes Stimulus White Paper
ITT Corp. has published a new white paper titled: The Most Important Things You Need to Know about the Stimulus Package
. About $60 billion of the $787 billion American Recovery & Reinvestment Act is intended to support traditional and green environmental projects, including water and wastewater infrastructure and energy-saving initiatives. ITT's white paper can be downloaded at www.itt.com/now. |
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Tech Tip #19 by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
Suffering from email overload? Join the club.
One issue I've noticed helping several people is they have hundreds, in some cases thousands, of emails in their inbox. And a lot of those emails are marked unread.
I don't know how people can operate in that environment. Your goal should be an empty inbox.
There's a well known time management maxim for paperwork-handle it once. Read it, deal with it and either file it (if it's important) or delete it. I file most legitimate emails, using Microsoft desktop search to find them later. Any email I can't deal with immediately (usually only one or two in any day), I put in a folder "To Act On." That folder I scan each day the same time I deal with spam.
To reduce the number of emails you have to deal with, make sure your junk mail filters are turned on. Since they can trap legitimate emails you still need to check the junk mail folder, just in case. But if you sort that folder by who the email is addressed to you can skip looking at any email not sent to your email address(s). If spam gets really out of hand, you might want to ask your hosting service if they can enable a feature called Boxtrapper. It is a simple challenge system that requires any unknown person sending you an email to respond by simply replying to the challenge message.
Of course, if you are so completely behind in your inbox you might consider "email bankruptcy." Set up a temporary rule to respond to any email in your inbox that you can't deal with your email and are deleting all your emails ... Then start over and keep up this time.
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, is president of Rep Connection Inc. He can be reached by e-mail at gmarshall@repconnection.com, or visit his LinkedIn profile at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/greggmarshall. |
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What's The Industry Buzzing About?
One way to tell is to visit the website of Supply House Times
. If you scroll to the bottom of the lead page, you will find lists of the "Most E-Mailed" and "Most Popular Articles" (as measured by visitations). This gives a pretty good feel for what industry citizens regard as important.
For example, as of Wednesday, March 25, these were the five "Most E-mailed" articles visited at the Supply House Times website.
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AEC Store Corner
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Detailed chapters explore heat loss, insulation, freeze protection, water treatment and purification, and filtration and separation. You'll also find all necessary system design criteria; specs and selection tips for piping, valves, and jointing methods; examples of system design procedures using actual field conditions; and listings of FDA, EPA, and OSHA requirements.
This new edition has been revised to include metric units throughout; updated codes and standards that reflect all changes since 1996; and new material on flow level measurement, drinking water systems, septic systems, and hot water circulating systems. The plumbing chapter has been updated to reflect changes in plumbing codes, along with additional material on pipe space requirements and fixture mounting heights. Complete with formulas, charts, and tables that increase your efficiency on the job, this Handbook will prove invaluable at the workplace.
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Self-regulating Heater Cables
Nelson
Type HLT self-regulating heater cables are suitable for use on pipes, tanks and vessels in the hydrocarbon and chemical industries. Type HLT cabling maintains process temperatures up to 250° F to meet viscosity/fluid requirements. In addition, the cables provide freeze protection of periodically steam-cleaned components, as well as for structural anti-icing. The cables also provide a conductive ground path when installed on non-conductive surfaces, such as plastic or painted pipe. |
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Tube Forgings Releases New Catalog
