Posted on 09/23/2022 6:12:09 PM PDT by karpov
A new proposal passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) cements the state as the first to ban natural gas heaters and furnaces.
The decision, which was passed unanimously, aims to phase out sales of the space heater and water heater appliances by 2030.
The commitment is part of a broader range of environmental efforts passed by the board this week to meet the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.
“While this strategy will clean the air for all Californians, it will also lead to reduced emissions in the many low-income and disadvantaged communities that experience greater levels of persistent air pollution,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph in a statement.
Residential and commercial buildings in California account for approximately five percent of the state’s total nitrogen oxide emissions due to natural gas combustion, according to the originally proposed plan, released in August 2022.
In addition, space and water heating make up nearly 90 percent of all building-related natural gas demand.
When burned, natural gas does emit less carbon dioxide than oil or coal. However, natural gas leaks pose health risks to homeowners, as they contain varying levels of volatile chemicals linked with cancer.
“We’re really hopeful that this is the beginning of a domino effect and other states will follow California’s lead,” Leah Louis-Prescott, a senior associate at RMI, a non-profit focused on the transition to clean energy, told Bloomberg about the decision.
The new regulations will rely on adoption of heat pump technologies, which are being sold to electrify new and existing homes.
Although the proposal does not include gas stoves, several cities and towns in the state currently ban or discourage use of gas stoves in new buildings.
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Exactly.
Gas heating is critical for the chicken farms
Because you know- California has such an abundance of electricity to meet the increased demand for it... only nope- they don’t- already they are restricting when folks can use electricity-
Gear up folks- California’s descent into insanity is gonna be one rough ride=-
Could we ban the idiot governor of California? 🤓
Wondering how the Kalifornia libturds will respond if/when their commie democrat government bans food in order to stop human flatulence for the sake of air quality.
Close the border now, keep those insane criminals out of Arizona, Nevada and yes even Oregon.
Mexico too.
We all know where. The people that are pushing for zero carbon emissions are the same people pushing zero covid.
My home in Idaho has gas water heater and gas forced air heating with a 95% efficient burner. We left the gas dryer behind in San Diego as the Idaho house has only a 220 VAC socket for the dryer. Stove/oven are electric. The gas furnace does require 110 VAC to drive the blower motor. In an electrical blackout, I can plug the furnace into a battery back UPS or build a fire in the living room wood burning stove. One log will warm the whole house very efficiently.
CA is going to condemn people to die of hypothermia in Winter power outages. Stupid.
They banned fire too. You know. Basic human right.
Washington State has a ban on any natural gas ranges and heaters in new home construction.
“Those Sequoias will make a lot of firewood.”
Wood stoves were banned,but I don’t know how many counties were affected.
“The legislative power of this State is vested in the California Legislature which consists of the Senate and Assembly, the people reserving to themselves the powers of initiative and referendum.”
Much like with our ATF[E], while the legal challenges exist, it doesn’t appear that anyone will make them. If such orders are never challenged, either due to corruption, overall agreement amongst the populace, or fear of failure, then it will just continue on forever until all freedoms and modernities are gone.
I would love to be in the court room for those battles. Too bad nobody has a pair of hangers large enough to issue the challenge...
Uh huh...
And be sure to read the comments at the link above if folks get the chance...
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Liberals want everyone to die. Not just live in caves and eat rocks and twigs, but to simply die.
Liberals want people to stop breeding, and it appears they want to set aside swaths of this country (California, the NYC metro area) as preserves for the wealthy.
“..Could we ban the idiot governor of California? 🤓...”
I suspect that there’s some folks out there that have even a “better idea” than that!!!!
Get a Franklin stove while supply lasts.
GOOD..!! The new abundance should make it cheaper and more plentiful for everyone else..(?)
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