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CPSC and USFA Warn About Deadly Dangers That Can Linger After Hurricane Irene Passes WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are warning residents in hurricane-impacted areas about the deadly dangers that can remain even after Hurricane Irene strikes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO) Consumers need to be especially careful during a loss of electrical power, as the...

RACINE, Wis., Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's press conference yesterday regarding her recommendation to ban all gel fuels in the wake of accidents that resulted in serious burn injuries, Real Flame, a Racine, Wis.-based company that has sold gel-fueled products for more than two decades, wants to clearly communicate that its gel fuel has not been responsible for a single burn incident. Real Flame also urges consumers to be aware that...

WARMINSTER, Pa., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CRC Industries, Inc., a chemical specialties manufacturer for maintenance and repair professionals and do-it-yourselfers in the automotive, marine, heavy trucking, electrical, industrial and hardware markets, has introduced CRC MOTOR TREATMENT, a fuel and oil additive that delivers a complete carbon clean-out for dramatically improved engine performance. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110802/PH45072 ) (Logo:...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest addition to LumaSense Technologies' line of temperature-measurement devices is a digital-ratio, two-color pyrometer that allows industrial manufacturers to improve product quality and yield by more-accurately measuring extreme temperatures in the harshest environments. The ISR 6 Advanced is a non-contact pyrometer that gives operators greater control over their processes and is well-suited for the steel and metals, silicon, glass...

Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow, so forests have long been proposed as a way to offset climate change.But rather than just letting the forest sit there for a hundred or more years, the amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and using the wood in place of steel and concrete that devour fossil fuels during manufacturing, producing carbon dioxide."Every time you see a wood building, it's a...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:FGP), one of the largest distributors of propane, recognized today the decision by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to begin a shift of that state's approximately 10,000 vehicles to various alternative fuels that include propane autogas. Ferrellgas representatives were on hand yesterday with a ROUSH liquid propane injection Ford E-350 van when Gov. McDonnell signed an executive order at the Virginia Office of...

WARRENDALE, Pa., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Engine Combustion: Pressure Measurement and Analysis, a complete guide to the science of accurate engine combustion, has been released by SAE International. Written by David R. Rogers, a recognized expert in the field, Engine Combustion: Pressure Measurement and Analysis is a comprehensive handbook for technicians and engineers involved in engine testing and development, and a valuable reference for scientists and students who wish...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cemtrex Inc. (OTC: CTEI) announced today that it has successfully completed an installation of boiler combustion efficiency monitors at Westar Energy's coal-fired Jeffrey Energy center power plant, on boilers supplied by Foster Wheeler North America Corporation. The Cemtrex monitors installed at twelve locations in the plant are multiplexed CEM (Continuous Emissions Monitoring) systems that monitor the boiler exhaust, optimize combustion fuel...

Using barium oxide nanoparticles, researchers have developed a self-cleaning technique that could allow solid oxide fuel cells to be powered directly by coal gas at operating temperatures as low as 750 degrees Celsius. The technique could provide a cleaner and more efficient alternative to conventional power plants for generating electricity from the nation's vast coal reserves.Solid oxide fuel cells can operate on a wide variety of fuels, and use hydrocarbons gases directly "“ without a...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products' (NYSE: APD) oxygen enrichment technology for cement and lime manufacturing was recently recognized by Global Cement magazine as the "Global Alternative Fuels Technology of the Year." The award, given annually for the most innovative technology for alternative fuel use, was presented at the 5th Global Fuels Conference & Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April.Oxygen enrichment is a flexible, efficient and...