Seattle weighs ban on natural gas in homes and buildings

mynorthwest.com ^ | Sept. 5, 2019 | NICK BOWMAN

[PROCON]

Seattle City Council will soon weigh a complete ban on natural gas in newly-built homes and buildings.

Legislation for the ban will be introduced by Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien. The measure would take effect on July 1, 2020 should it pass.

“The science is very clear — (Puget Sound Energy is) selling a fossil fuel that is destroying our planet, and my hope is that they recognize they need to get out of that business,” O’Brien said.

According to the bill, natural gas in buildings accounts for a fourth of Seattle’s greenhouse gas emissions. Just over half of the city’s single-family homes used natural gas heating in 2018. Twenty-eight percent used oil and 16 percent used electricity.

[PROCON]

The Great Global Warming Hoax isn't dead, it's alive and well and will lead to soaring energy prices and for those who can't afford the rate increases, (The poor), will lead to massive deaths.

[bantam]

What does the average person do to deal with these crazies??

[usconservative]

The Great Global Warming Hoax isn't dead, it's alive and well and will lead to soaring energy prices and for those who can't afford the rate increases, (The poor), will lead to massive deaths.

As intended.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

Something encased in a full metal jacket or a hemp rope is all they will understand in the end.

[cuban leaf]

I don’t think they should allow people to harm the environment to heat or cool their homes. That’s why we have coats and string bikinis.

[2banana]

You fools voted for this.

Now go home and freeze in the dark.

[Vaquero]

What does the average person do to deal with these crazies??

Either start the CW or move.

[Saltmeat]

They can buy their energy delivered thru a pipe (natural gas) or thru a wire ( electricity) but the lions share of it will be from fossil fuels and there isn’t a thing they can do about it. They killed the nuclear option many years ago.

[central_va]

[IC Ken]

WOW. I have a vent less fireplace in my office which is in my basement. It burns 100% efficiently. Zero emissions.

[Sirius Lee]

They could always go back to burning clean, efficient fire wood. At least that isn’t a dreaded “fossil fuel”.

[ivory49]

For thee but not for me. most liberal elites famous words.

[MrEdd]

Agenda21

[Saltmeat]

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Obama/Hillary duo sold 20% of our uranium resources to the Russians and we the people got zip from the deal.

[1Old Pro]

The most efficient fuel for home energy and they want to ban it - this provides all the incite one needs.

[unixfox]

The science is very clear — (Puget Sound Energy is) selling a fossil fuel that is destroying our planet...

Prove it. Otherwise STFU.

[deadrock]

More proof that ‘Left is in trouble’ is a little overblown.

[dfwgator]

Good, lower gas prices for the rest of us.

[Justa]

“Legislation for the ban will be introduced by Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien.”

Sierra Club eco-freak. The Sierra Club went from protecting trees to attacking the economy decades ago. They will eventually advocate killing people to “save the planet”.

[ptsal]

vote carefully
or
relocate