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Geothermal Heat Pump Industry Battles Tax Reform

To balance substantial tax cuts, the draft bill eliminates or shortens scores of tax breaks, including those currently in place for geothermal heat pumps.
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The geothermal heat pump industry has been buzzing about tax reform since the House Ways and Means Committee released a proposal by Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) on Feb. 26. 


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Atlas Copco Wins Contract for Drill Delivery

Minera Los Pelambres chose Atlas Copco’s Drilling Solutions division to deliver four large blasthole drills for copper mining.
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Atlas Copco won a contract to deliver a number of large range Pit Viper rotary blasthole drills to Chilean mining company Minera Los Pelambres.


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IGSHPA Takes Geothermal Drilling Contractors to School

Classes Give Contractors Accreditation for Vertical Loop Installation
Jeremy Verdusco
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The Driller attended last fall’s International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Technical Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. We did an extensive interview with the keynote speaker, Eric Corey Freed, leading up to the show, but it took us a while to nail down an interview about the group’s Accredited Driller’s Workshop.


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College Equips Students for Drilling Jobs

Brandon Wronski
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Surrounded by serene lakes and winding rivers is Lindsay, Ontario, home to a very advanced and unique drilling school: Fleming College’s Resources Drilling and Blasting program. It is the only program of its kind in the world, offering an impressive combination of technical training and hands-on experience in all sectors of the drilling industry.
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