Heating Oil video and audio: WCVB's latest stories on business

15 Oct 2009

Company Delivers Biofuels

A local oil company is delivering biofuel.

"… Townsend -- no longer delivers regular home heating oil to its Massachusetts customers. Since April but Amber's family owned company has been delivering what it called bio -- Home heating oil with a two for Atlanta of biofuels. …" at 0:33

"… July 2010. For oil companies to -- the biofuel blend of home heating oil. That is oil mixed with renewable fuel made of products like noise beans and corn. …" at 1:00

"… Oil sell ten million gallons of home heating oil every year to 12000 customers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I -- seeing -- percent of the oil would file feels the …" at 1:11

3 Spoken Highlights

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27 Sep 2008

(Uncut) Presidential Debate In Its Entirety

Watch the full broadcast of the presidential debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain in Oxford, Miss. (Run Time 1hr. 30 minutes.)

"… the people feel that the pomp and you know borders comin' home heating oil as it is our national security and the issue of climate change that so important. …" at 1:22:51

1 Spoken Highlight

1:36:15

3 Sep 2008

RNC Uncut: Gov. Sarah Palin

Watch Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Republican vice presidential nomination acceptance speech in its entirety.

"… families. Cannot grow more and more of their paychecks. On gas and heating oil. With -- just. Wanting to control of vital pipeline in the caucuses. And to divide and intimidate our European allies by using …" at 23:22

1 Spoken Highlight

44:37

28 Aug 2008

DNC Uncut: Colorado Delegation

Colorado Reps. Ed Perlmutter, John Salazar and Diana DeGette address the Democratic National Convention.

"… and where has it gotten us. Record prices -- the gas pumps. Heating oil costs going through the rough. Oil companies reaping record profits. While American family struggled to put gas in the tank. Can America …" at 0:21

1 Spoken Highlight

9:23

27 Aug 2008

Is Algae The New Oil?

Researchers in Providence, R.I., say simple algae, could be a cheap alternative to oil.

"… which they could sell algae based -- look at his home heating oil for under two dollars a gallon. To accomplish this they are looking to these machines. The bigger machines require subtly to grow algae. But these smaller ones don't it just and a little algae growth and it becomes a microscopic happy hour -- With cells reproducing every few hours. Using a factory buildings the plan -- to grow algae and mass quantities. And I converted into heating oil through a few simple chemical reactions. This is not pie in the sky -- this is stuff that is going on technology …" at 0:25

1 Spoken Highlight

1:19

26 Aug 2008