New York moves to become first state banning natural gas hookups

Foxnews ^ | 04/28/2023 | Thomas Catenacci | Fox News

[ChicagoConservative27]

New York state leaders led by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul reached an agreement late Thursday on the state's 2024 budget which includes a future ban on natural gas hookups in new building construction.

Under the budget deal, natural gas hookups will be banned in small buildings beginning in 2025 and large buildings beginning in 2028, according to Hochul. The governor said in remarks that the budget insulates households from "exorbitant energy bills" while helping the state build a "more sustainable future."

"Everyone knows we've seen the effects of climate change — the storms, the hurricanes coming to New York, record snow amounts. We're seeing the effects every single day. Not just here, but across the nation," Hochul told reporters. "Our budget prioritizes nation-leading climate action that meets this moment with ambition and the commitment it demands."

[ChicagoConservative27]

Good luck with that. Embrace the suck

[Tell It Right]

Let me help you understand this press release. If you believe global warming causes “record snow amounts” ... you might be a Democrat. LOL

[escapefromboston]

Finally a state takes a stand against hook up culture

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The end of “fossil” fuels is the end of civilization.

[PghBaldy]

It will spread from CA & NY to the rest if the country. I have no doubt

[rktman]

Gauntlet tossed gavin. You gonna let kathy hochtung beat you like the POS you are?

[mrmeyer]

Maybe they can burn politicians to keep warm during the winter.

[Gay State Conservative]

How can that be allowed under the Constitution? Interstate commerce,for example?

[windsorknot]

Does that ban include toilets?

[devere]

The global-warming climate-change fraud continues to plague us.

[BobL]

Pretty much assure $1000 plus power bills during the winter, and twice that upstate.

[Tell It Right]

Finally a state takes a stand against hook up culture

You win!!

[Ann Archy]

YEAH!! DO IT!!! Show the rest of America how TOTALITARIANISM WORKS!!

[windsorknot]

It will spread from CA & NY to the rest if the country

Looks like CA and NY are in a race for the cliff’s edge.

[Ann Archy]

ONLY ATHEISTS think humans can change the climate!! Beyond PSTUPID!!

[fretzer]

Idiots.

[Vigilanteman]

Time to bring back coal fired furnaces. My paternal grandparents had one. Kind of messy, but you backed a truck toward a small door in the basement and covered it with a tarp.

Open a little cat sized door to refill an indoor coal bin and shovel it into the furnace.

A lot of older buildings in this part of the country still have them, but mostly hook up to natural gas now.

Much cleaner and lower maintenance, but the "progressives" are really regressives.

[Sacajaweau]

Totally insane. Where the hell will we get the electricity from?? Crap up the Great Lakes with windmills??

[Tell It Right]

The issue is never the issue. (typed in my best Rush voice)

I'm so old I remember Dims telling us to shut down coal plants and replace them with natural gas ones because it's "clean burning". That was only a few years ago in the Obama days. Now all of sudden the natural gas that was supposed to save us all is what the Dims are saying is killing us all.

[lowbridge]

In new york, about 11 years ago or so in late October we were hit with a hurricane. Electricity was knocked out for a big chunk of the county i live in.

In my neighborhood, we were without electricity for a whole week. But we had a gas stove. We were still able to cook food and heat our house because of that.