In one of the finest examples of backward thinking Progressivism, the fuel responsible more than anything in the past two decades for lowering American emissions (if you still think that’s a thing we should do) was just banned by NY Democrats.
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Increased reliance on natural gas has led the way and the world when it comes to cutting so-called carbon or CO2 emissions. It only makes sense that Democrats are in a mad rush to ban it, beginning with the chatter about gas stoves. You recall. News leaks, the claims are denied, the alleged harms are debunked, and a few months later, the Feds have rules to end gas stoves. States are jumping the gun and rushing to be the first to make energy more expensive and options fewer.
New York State Wins.
New York has become the first state in the country to ban natural gas stoves after the state Legislature approved a new state budget that includes a prohibition on fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings starting in 2026. …
The measure prohibits the installation of fossil fuel equipment in new buildings under seven stories by 2026 and by 2029 in taller ones, effectively requiring all-electric heating and cooking.
There are exemptions for places such as hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and restaurants. Existing buildings are also exempt from the ban.
Exemptions are nice and meaningless if Democrats continue to rule the roost. And while the new rules grandfather in existing infrastructure, use, and appliances, it won’t be long before they come for those. They will sunset legal sales just like they have with fossil field power cars. A handful of states are working out how to make that happen, even if it makes no sense.
Related: Too “Green” California Has to Build Five Natural Gas Power Plants to Prevent Blackouts…
California, the tip of the stupid progressive spear, announced a ban on Diesel trucks after 2036 with nothing on the table to replace them or infrastructure to charge their planned EV replacements.
California regulators voted Friday morning to implement a ban on new combustion truck sales after 2036, and mandate all trucks be zero emission vehicles by 2042, significantly tightening the state’s already strict trucking emissions rules.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) finalized the Advanced Clean Fleet rule, which would mandate that 50% of all state and local government vehicle fleet purchases be 50% zero-emissions by 2024, and 100% by 2027, and create a registry for drayage trucks. The rule — which comes one day after the board voted to implement the state’s first-ever rules to limit train emissions — would go even further than recent California rules approved by President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency, which would cut diesel truck sales in half by 2035.
It’s a lot like COVID. The cure is worse than the diseases, but they mean for you to have it, and dissent will not be tolerated.
That’s your cue to object, and often.
