Posted on 09/06/2022 7:05:42 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
More than two dozen environmental organizations petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of natural gas for home heating nationwide, arguing the federal agency must regulate “deadly pollution from heating appliances.”
The petition, sponsored by the Sierra Club, claims fossil fuel-fired home furnaces, water heaters, clothes dryers and stoves emit enough nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) that they must be classified as “new stationary sources” of air pollutants, placing them in the same regulatory regime as power plants and factories.
The petition resembles – but goes beyond Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Roadmap for a clean heat program, a key component of efforts to transition to a natural gas-free heating economy.
“Gas heating appliances, such as water heaters, furnaces, boilers, stoves, and clothes dryers represent about 80% of fossil fuel-fired heating appliances and emit the majority of appliance pollution, including both climate-disrupting GHG emissions and pollutants that directly impact human health,” the petition says.
“The data is incontrovertible: heating appliances in residential and commercial buildings contribute significantly to pollution that endangers public health and welfare. The emissions from these sources are major drivers of the dual crises of climate change and unclean air,” the petition adds.
Some critics described the petition as a sham and excuse to go after carbon dioxide emissions, with regulation of nitrogen dioxide as the vehicle to accomplish that goal.
The petition’s reading would force the EPA to set NOx standards that would effectively ban the use of natural gas in all new construction within a year after the regulation is implemented. Even existing gas appliances would have to be replaced eventually – at the end of their life cycle or when they break down.
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How about we ban the Sierra Club and environmental groups
That was always the plan.
It's the Energy Ban Ladder.
Got rid of nukes first [Jane Fondle in The China Syndrome], they've been working on hydroelectric the whole time [save da fishies], they're beginning to bulldoze the last of the coal plants - now it's on to natural gas.
After natural gas, then solar and wind will be on the hit list [because of the waste that is generated]. Batteries, too - because of the land you have to chew up to make them.
I find that boiled rope and a tree can make my energy problems go away.
Most white female teachers will love this.
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for the gas companies to shut off service for everyone and everything associated with our longest successful communist organization, The Sierra Club.
bingo
I thought natural gas was far cleaner to burn than other fuel sources.
Cutting off natural gas, coal, or petroleum is not totally above board. The state that makes the most electricity is Texas. It produces 11% of the nation’s electricity.
However, almost 46% of this is created through the use of natural gas. Other categories of fossil fuel producing electricity across the 50 states include coal, nuclear and other petroleum products like diesel.
So by taking out fossil fuels to transfer to electric is going to shut down plants and cause electricity shortages: Brown outs and black outs nation wide.
Another problem is that according to energy.gov, there were 7.8 million people working to produce electricity in the US in 2021. The difference in the vote between Trump and Biden in 2020 was 7,059,547. Hmmmmm...
wy69
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These idiots are certifiable insane. How did we end up giving them the power to dictate how we live our lives.
We need to ship them to Germany and the UK this winter so they can enjoy first hand the joys of freezing your butt off in the dark.
it’s coming
Didn’t I just read that the Obamas just had a 2500 gal propane tank installed at their oceanside mansion?
quote “dual crises of climate change and unclean air”
The climate has been changing for millions of years, I think this moron is trying to push the fake global warming BS, and as far as the air is concerned, it hasn’t been cleaner in hundreds of years.
They likely do have authority to limit Nox emissions.
The bottom line for the Sierra Club is they want a much smaller population. One way they see to attain that goal is to lock up as many resources as possible.
It’s called HEAVEN, and ya gotta die first!
these clubs are a network of evil against the united states and should be shut down, stop the money flow to them
Still got it backwards:
Amount of CO2 in the atmosphere FOLLOWS planet temperature variations. Amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere does not change planet temperatures.
Taco Bell stock drops 20%,
Don’t tempt me. That’s what they want to do to us.
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