Air Conditioning News for 10/01/2007




Spare 18 seconds; change a bulb (Miami Herald)
Considering that we live in a hot climate, it's pretty dumb to use light bulbs that put out way more heat than light. Then, we crank up the air conditioning in order to combat unwanted heat -- some of which is from incandescent bulbs...

Leak puts council's computers out of action (Wandsworth Guardian)
Thousands of computers at Merton Council are out of action after a leak in the air conditioning at the civic centre...

Many Skeptical About Plans to Bring Air Conditioning to Oakland High (KRON 4 Bay Area)
Posted September 26, 2007 at 5:35 p.m. OAKLAND (KRON) -- Many teachers and students at Oakland High School are skeptical about promises from the school district to fix the heating and air conditioning system inside the aging building...

Copper looters tarnish St. Bernard recovery (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Just two days after Matthew Edwards had a pair of air-conditioning units installed at his storm-damaged Chalmette house, thieves stole the copper cooling coils and ripped new copper pipes from the freshly Sheetrocked walls...

Pulling a win out of thin air (Tulsa World)
Sooners will rely on aggressive play and conditioning to beat CU. BOULDER, Colo. -- Take a deep breath. Now try it sometime in the Rocky Mountains. Where'd the air go?..

The Pentagon's Eco-Leaders (Washington Post)
The air-conditioning plant on an aircraft carrier is large enough to cool more than 1,200 normal-size homes. Tanks and fighter jets carry fire-suppression devices that save lives in combat...

Watsco Boosts Dividend 21 Percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Watsco Inc., a distributor of air conditioning and other equipment, said Monday its board increased its quarterly dividend by 7 cents, or 21 percent, to 40 cents per share...

Zamil Bags Multimillion Air Conditioning Projects (MENAFN)
Zamil Bags Multimillion Air Conditioning Projects..

Metro briefs (Birmingham News)
Air conditioning units were stolen from two Birmingham schools - Kingston and Oliver elementary schools - sometime between Friday and Saturday, according to Birmingham police reports...

'Hypermiler' goes to extreme for incredible gas mileage (The Pantagraph)
CHICAGO -- On the hottest days of summer, Wayne Gerdes drives with his windows rolled up and the air conditioning off...



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