Army: As we move into the final Congressional push of the year, we've received some very good news: A new report by the National Petroleum Council (NPC) has affirmed other studies showing that not only do we have an abundance of natural gas in the United States, but we have s...

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Army: As we move into the final Congressional push of the year, we've received some very good news: A new report by the National Petroleum Council (NPC) has affirmed other studies showing that not only do we have an abundance of natural gas in the United States, but we have so much natural gas that "projected supplies can meet any projected demand through [at least] 2035." That means that a quarter of a century from now, we'll have as much natural gas available as we do today and our previous estimates of a "100 year supply" are extended for an additional 25 years. The results of this study have an effect on just about every aspect of the Pickens Plan you have been working so hard to get Congress to adopt including: -- economic (jobs and taxes) -- environmental (lower emissions) -- national security (reduce OPEC imports) If you haven't already, I need you to contact your Member of Congress and your U.S. Senators and tell them that the National Petroleum Council study makes passage of the bipartisan NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1380 in the House and S. 1863 in the Senate) an absolute necessity. If you've already contacted them, please ask your friends and family to do so, as well. Thanks, -Boone

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Whether or not formaldehyde causes cancer has been extensively studied and debated over the past 30 years. In June 2004, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reclassified formaldehyde from “probably carcinogenic to humans” to “carcinogenic to humans” for nasopharyngeal cancer (IARC 2004). In 2011 the National Toxicology Program (NTP) reclassified formaldehyde from “reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen in humans” to “known to be a human carcinogen”. Uncertainty remains as to how to quantitatively relate measured air concentrations of formaldehyde to cancer risk. Since people are exposed to formaldehyde every day and many other factors play a role in the development of cancer, no definitive “high risk” levels can be determined. In general, the lower the level and shorter the duration of exposure, the less risk of cancer and other health effects (CDC 2008). By 1992, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) formally listed formaldehyde as a Toxic Air Contaminant in California with absolutely no safe levels of exposure.

Minimizing these risks depends on a challenging process of accurately identifying what is being emitted and quantifying the volume of the emissions.

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Read more]]> The RESNET Board of Directors adopted the amending of the RESNET standards on calculating the auxiliary electric energy of ground source heat pumps . The amendment was proposed by the RESNET Technical Committee and underwent the RESNET standards amendment public review and comment process.
There were errors in the original amendment on Auxiliary Electric Energy of Ground Source Heat Pumps. First, the AHRI/ISO 13256 standard rating process includes an allowance for fan internal static pressure, which was double-counted in the original proposal. This amendment corrects the value from 0.5 W/CFM to 0.2 W/CFM, to reflect only fan external static pressure. Second, the AHRI/ISO 13256 standard rating process includes an allowance for pump internal static pressure, which was double-counted in the original proposal. This amendment corrects the added pump energy by subtracting a reasonable allowance for the rated pump energy under test conditions, before adding the actual pump energy as installed. Third, this amendment adds an efficiency adjustment that may be used for projected ratings in the absence of detailed pre-construction information about the pump. Finally, this amendment states explicitly that, for calculating adjusted equipment efficiency, the additional external fan energy GSHPfanESP must also be added to the rated heating capacity and subtracted from the rated cooling capacity.
The RESNET Technical Committee began work on the amendment was the result of being contacted by the Chairman of the AHRI Applied Packaged System Section & ISO TC 86/SC6 Testing & Rating of Heat Pumps and Air Conditioners regarding some flaws in the way the RESNET Standard calculated pump and fan energy. The standard double counted the auxiliary energy needed to overcome the internal static pressure of the GSHP.
To view the new chapter of the RESNET standards click on RESNET Auxiliary Electric Energy of Ground Source Heat Pumps Amendment
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