Commissioners blow hot and cold over gym's air conditioning
Frederick County will replace heating and add air conditioning to a gymnasium at the Emmitsburg Community Center to the tune of nearly $84,000

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.08.09): Bleed Air
Aero-Terms! Hot high-pressure air extracted from gas turbine engine compressor or combustor and taken through valves and pipes to perform useful work such as pressurization, driving machinery or anti-icing by heating surfaces.

KC board continues work - and paperwork - on Renovo, Woodward renovation projects
MILL HALL - "A time for you and a time for me And time yet for a hundred indecisions And for a hundred visions and revisions Before the taking of a toast and tea." It wasn't quite the hundred revisions described by the T.S. Eliot poem, "The Love Song of J.

Winterizing Your Home for Good Indoor Air Quality
(ARA) - As the weather begins to cool, we start preparing our homes for the winter season. Closing up the house and using your heater can really have an impact on indoor air quality.

Chesapeake middle school to reopen after latest air tests
Crestwood Middle School students can return to school tomorrow, division officials said. Air quality tests have shown that the air at the school is once again safe for students and faculty members to breathe, said school spokesman Tom Cupitt.

How to keep heating costs down
TODAY'S TIP Even though heating costs have declined with the dip in fuel prices, the winter months can still be a heavy burden on home finances. Look for ways to conserve energy by making your house more energy efficient.

How to Cut Heating and Cooling Costs without Cutting Comfort
(ARA) -- Heating and cooling systems account for 56 percent of energy used in a typical home, making it the largest energy expense for most households, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Citgo keeps heating oil program for poor
BOSTON (AP) - Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has changed course and will continue shipments of heating oil for poor families in the United States. Joseph Kennedy, head of the Boston-based nonprofit which distributes the fuel, credited the direct intervention of President Hugo Chavez for helping to keep the controversial program going. Citgo Petroleum CEO ...

A long wait for coveted training ROP programs
ONTARIO - Unemployment has hit my house - actually it is sleeping on my couch. So before going to work on Wednesday morning, I raced to the Baldy View Regional Occupational Program, commonly known as ROP, to sign up my career-challenged son for one of its classes - air conditioning/heating.

Natural Gas in New York Rises as Lower Temperatures Forecast
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Natural gas futures gained in New York as the coldest weather so far this winter was forecast for the Midwest and Northeast, boosting demand for the heating fuel.

Particulate Emission From Natural Gas Burning Home Appliances
Natural gas, believed to be among the cleanest forms of fuel, does emit ultrafine airborne particulate matter when burned in home appliances such as stove tops and water heaters.

Humidity
Dry air makes you feel colder, so keep your home?s air somewhat humid, says Blain Fox, vice president of heating and cooling marketing company Warm Thoughts. Use a room humidifier, simmer a pot of water on the stove or place a shallow pan of water on radiator tops or near warm air vents.

Tulphehocken school board holds hearing on elementary project, awards high school contracts
Renovating and expanding the Bethel Elementary School is estimated to cost $19 million, Tulpehocken School District officials said at a sparsely attended public hearing Tuesday night.

Expert Ideas Help You Save On Heating Bills
NBC 4?s Marcus Thorpe got the BOTTOMLINE on saving energy dollars Wednesday.

The Polaroid camera is back, in digital
LAS VEGAS---- A strange little ritual used to go along with Polaroid cameras. The shooter would grab the print as it came out of the camera and wave it in the air, as if that would stimulate the chemicals and make the picture appear faster. It didn't.

Living room
If you have a fireplace and use it, turn the thermostat down when the fire is blazing. When your fireplace is not in use, keep the damper closed to stop cold air from sneaking in.Use the sunLet sunlight into your house for its warming affects, says Blain Fox, vice president of heating and cooling marketing company Warm Thoughts. Keep curtains and blinds open on windows facing the sun. At night, ...

Chesapeake school reopens after asbestos scare
CHESAPEAKE (AP) -- A Chesapeake school shut down because of elevated asbestos levels in the air has reopened. Chesapeake schools spokesman Tom Cupitt says air quality tests found the air at Crestwood Middle School is now safe.

Thaw in the air as Russia-Ukraine gas crisis talks begin in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Key players in the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute held emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday amid signs of an easing in the tension which is putting many European countries into a winter energy crisis.

Heating system takes a holiday leaving town clerks in shivers
AUBURN - People stopping by the town clerk's office in Town Hall might think they've stopped by the Highway Department garage instead.

Cold wreaks havoc
Amid the deepest cold wave in a decade, the National Weather Service station in West Anchorage on Wednesday registered its 10th straight day of double-digit negative temperatures -- and the coldest day all winter. The mercury fell to minus 19 there but into the minus 30s in the coldest parts of the city.