"Regulation of the home heating oil industry could provide consumers with transparency and reassurance that the price they are being asked to pay is fair, " he said.
With chipmakers trying to muscle in on each other's territory, competition in the industry is suddenly heating up.
We are wasting millions, contributing more to global warming than industry, letting pensioners get cold despite free central heating systems they can't afford to switch on, and letting kids get asthma in damp cold bedrooms and overheated classrooms.
It is a flexible fuel, capable of heating homes, fuelling industrial boilers and providing feedstock for the petrochemicals industry, where it is turned into plastics, fertiliser and other useful stuff.
The firm said it had also been hit by warm weather, which reduced demand for heating oil, and lower sales of jet fuel as the aviation industry struggled to recover from the aftermath of 11 September.
It leans heavily on industry, but also challenges every consumer (of transport, heating and much else) to save one tonne in five.
Comfort Systems offers installation, maintenance, repair and replacement services for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the mechanical services industry.
Additionally, the growing construction industry in Asia-Pacific, particularly China, has driven growth in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and real estate service businesses of Johnson Controls.
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Ampco Pittsburgh ( AP) is a rarity in the steel industry because it makes the mill rolls used by major steel manufacturers as well as air conditioning and heating equipment used by commercial buildings.
Also, with game system sales heating up for Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) and Nintendo , the industry as a whole looks strong going into the holiday shopping season.
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