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A PUBLICATION OF THE OKLAHOMA GAS ASSOCIATION Energy Conservation Bills
IN THIS ISSUE
Introduced in the State House
installers of clean energy effi ciencies.
pal Energy Independence Act. Al-though it says municipal in the name, bill allows any city to form a municipal Energy Finance Program and the Rural Clean Energy Project Finance board and would secure funding to fi nance the purchase or installation loan program that low and moderate income families could use for energy retrofi ts, do audits, and make loans for upgrades. The idea is to allow the reduce energy consumption or any investment that would allow the home Ideas, concerns, ways to make the association more effective for you. EPA Study Concludes Natural Gas Emissions
Executive DirectorOklahoma Gas Association Are Higher Than Previously Thought
Page 2 OGA News & Views First Quarter 2011 Education Named as Top Factor in Life Success
veys by the non-profi t Public Agenda.
March Is National Nutrition Month
How to interpret the FDA food pyramid
How about the meat group?
What foods are in the fruit group?
What foods are in the grain group?
What foods are in the milk group?
frequently instead of meat or poultry.
pasta, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and What are oils?
What's in the vegetable group?
cottonseed oil, olive oil; saffl ower, soy- frozen, canned, dried or dehydrated.
in oils, like nuts, olives and avocados.
Oh Deer! Beware of the Hazards of Deer Collisions
OGA News & Views First Quarter 2011 Page 3 Call It Positive Thinking,
2010 – 2011
Positive Self-expectancy or Optimism,
of Directors
It Makes Life Better
The new year is already a few months old, but there are many months left in Ricky Whittington
If you want to be the best, business author Denis Waitley recommends “the Positive self-expectancy is the most identifi able quality in a winning person- Roberta Taylor
“Winners expect another good day, a promotion, to fi nd a parking pace, a productive meeting, and a harmonious family life -- and they usually get them,” Waitley says.
Jimmy Eastham
He says losers expect frustration, more problems, a dull evening, bad ser- vice, and failure. More importantly, they expect to feel bad and get sick. And they often have accidents. Mental obsessions do have physical mani- festations. Negative thinkers tend to become what they fear and get what they suspect. Vonda Zimmerman
Success and winning are very individual things. They include doing your best for others. They involve taking the talent you were born with, and the knowl- edge and skills you have since developed, and using them fully toward a pur-pose that makes you feel worthwhile, according to your standards. Don McCoy
“There are two sets of expectations affecting our lives. First are the expecta- tions that others have for you. Then there are the expectations you have for yourself. We all try to rise to the fi rst set, what is expected of us by our bosses, David Vise
fellow workers and our families,” Waitley says.
Behavioral scientists say there is no question that our limitations or our suc- cesses are most often based on our own expectations for ourselves. They say you will be what you expect to be. Ted Palmer
When you expect the best, you can move toward a better job, fi nancial secu- rity, good health, warm friendships and better family relationships. Gary Pruett
Jim Reiling
ADB -11-01
Jan 4, 2011
Larry Alspaugh
PHMSA-2010-0381
Gerald Sims
Title: Pipeline Safety: Establishing Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure or Maximum Operating Pressure Using Record Evidence, and Integrity Management Risk Identifi cation, Assessment, Prevention, and Mitigation Advisory
Summary: PHMSA is issuing an Advisory Bulletin to remind operators Board Members
of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities of their responsibilities, un-der Federal integrity management (IM) regulations, to perform detailed Don Olson
threat and risk analyses that integrate accurate data and information from their entire pipeline system, especially when calculating Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) or Maximum Operating Pressure Gene Heathcott
(MOP), and to utilize these risk analyses in the identifi cation of appropri- ate assessment methods, and preventative and mitigative measures.
Page 4 OGA News & Views First Quarter 2011 Board of Directors Meetings Set for 2011
the business of the association.” Rick OGA Board of Directors 2011 Meeting Schedule
Cimarron National Golf Club (Scholarship Classic) Doubletree at Warren Place (Planning Retreat in conjunction with Pipeline Safety meeting) Reducing the pain of wrist arthritis, increasing function
adults. Often, it develops as the result reliever gel like Voltaren or Solaraze.
Tablet Makers Rush to Compete with the iPad
will fi nally relinquish its spot as the dicts 57 million tablets will be sold in OGA News & Views First Quarter 2011 Page 5 Severe Cold Has No Effect on Gas Prices
and That Is the Problem
– air quality, local jobs, less military lower forty-eight, we’ve not scratched Just as your car
runs more smoothly
and requires
less energy
to go faster
about NGVs were not available). This study makes the political argument and farther
when the wheels are
fi red with natural gas. So it will be a in perfect alignment,
you perform better
when your thoughts,
feelings, emotions,
goals and values
are in balance.
to fi nd tough sledding in this political ciation. Contact Scott at [email protected]. Page 6 OGA News & Views First Quarter 2011 How to Get Finances Back on Track
highest interest rate fi rst. Big credit card debt can harm your credit rating.
cured, it won’t affect your credit score living life instead of playing catch-up.
Increasing Engagement
2011 Calendar of Events
SGA Transmission Pipeline Design Workshop SGA Operations & Engineering Web Conference Series SGA Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs Workshop Columbus, OH www.okgas.net

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