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2022-01-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

N.Y. governor proposes first-ever statewide ban on gas hookups in new buildings

[Head Topics] As the centerpiece of a multipronged initiative to combat climate change, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed on Wednesday a first-of-its-kind, state-wide ban on natural gas hookups in all new buildings.

While the measure would have to be passed by the state legislature, it already enjoys some support in the state Capitol.“Growing the demand for natural gas is exactly what the world does not need right now,” New York state Sen. Brian Kavanagh, who has sponsored legislation to phase out the use of natural gas in residential and commercial buildings,

told the publication Stateline on Thursday. “If you build buildings that rely on fossil fuels, you are baking in very long-term needs.Kavanaugh, like Hochul and the large majority of members in both chambers of New York’s legislature, is a Democrat. On the other side of the aisle, 20 Republican-dominated states have passed laws preventing local governments from banning fossil fuel infrastructure. headtopics.com

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-08 06:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 saw a segment on The Five last week about this. Insanity. Natural gas is clean energy. Cheaper and more efficient heat than electricity.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-01-08 08:56|| 2022-01-08 08:56|| Front Page Top

#2 So they will have to use electricity - which is powered by... coal.

Brilliant! Just Brilliant!

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-01-08 09:17|| 2022-01-08 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Not to worry. There will be no additional electric generating capacity built, and no nasty high-tension lines to bring power from other places either. Which is just as well, as there is no new capacity being built anywhere in the blue, NIMBY northeast.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-08 09:32|| 2022-01-08 09:32|| Front Page Top

#4 So. What is the over/under on NYC running out of U-Hauls next?

Posted by Nguard 2022-01-08 09:56|| 2022-01-08 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Love it. Buy signal for EOG, TRMLF ..

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-01-08 10:17|| 2022-01-08 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 You know how Germany now gets most of their power from Russia, and how California gets all their power from neighboring states.

If the US really divides the blue states are gonna be totally dependent on the red states for power (and food).

Posted by Ruprecht 2022-01-08 16:01|| 2022-01-08 16:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Discouraging natural gas heating in a dense urban setting has reasons (fire control), but doing so while discouraging new dependable local all-weather electrical production (*cough* nukes *cough*) is madness.

Posted by magpie 2022-01-08 18:25|| 2022-01-08 18:25|| Front Page Top

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