Heat is On: Cops Say Pair Stole Boiler Right Out of House
27.05.11
Police say two men they've caught and another they haven't yet stole a heating boiler from a multi-family house. But this wasn't some new-in-the-box boiler waiting for installation in the backyard, or a piece of junk awaiting the right time for proper disposal. This thing was hooked up, and in the house.
Police say the trio went as far as to punch holes in a wall and ceiling, to get access to the plumbing, so that they could take the boiler. They allegedly loaded it up onto a pickup truck and took off.
But cops say an eyewitness saw a lot of it. Maybe it wasn't such a hot idea after all.
Each Monday, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." Some of the other reports:
Don't Expect a Choir of Angels: If the allegations against them are true, two Newark men have their spiritual harmony seriously out of whack . Springfield police say they stole more than $10,000 worth of musical equipment from a church. Robbing from God's house is just about never a good idea; the resident's a fairly influential guy. But if you're going to steal from a house of worship, you might want to check if there are any receipts in the vestibule. Police say the alleged thieves were caught when they tried to sell the equipment to a Guitar Center, and staffers there checked the goods for serial numbers—which were still in Guitar Center's computer from when the chain sold the church the stuff in the first place. The staffers contacted the church, learned about the alleged theft, and stalled the Newark men until police arrived.
Source: Patch.com
EPA's Boiler MACT Rules Still a Threat
26.05.11
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has postponed imposition of unduly onerous regulations governing emissions from hundreds of thousands of commercial, institutional, and industrial boilers. While the action is welcome, it would be premature to conclude that the Obama Administration has undergone a regulatory epiphany. Instead, the postponement reveals the extent of the EPA’s blunders in crafting the rules.
Big MACT
Referred to as “Boiler MACT,” the four interrelated rules govern emissions of mercury, dioxin, particulate matter, hydrogen chloride, and carbon monoxide from some 200,000 boilers nationwide. These boilers burn natural gas, fuel oil, coal, biomass (e.g., wood), refinery gas, or other gas to produce steam, which is used to generate electricity or provide heat for factories and other industrial and institutional facilities.
The rules are complex, spanning 276 pages and encompassing controls and monitoring standards for 11 subcategories of boilers and process heaters that vary in design and fuel type. Factories, restaurants, schools, churches, and even farms would be required to conduct emissions testing and comply with standards of control that vary by boiler size, feedstock, and available technologies. For most facilities, compliance would require either switching fuels or installation of multiple emissions-control technologies. [1]
Source: Heritage.org