Wokeism is Doomed

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Sun Mar 19 20:54:47 PDT 2023


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The products of combustion are totally harmless
and naturally managed by nature... CO2 and H2O .

This nonsense coming from the same lunatics who
are giving "reparations" to $1M to every black person
in California, and taxes and debt slavery upon everyone else...


California Bay Area to Start Banning Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-bay-area-to-start-banning-gas-furnaces-and-water-heaters_5127802.html

Authorities from the Bay Area in San Francisco have decided to ban the
use of natural gas-fired water heaters and furnaces, citing pollution
and health concerns.

The Bay Area’s Air District Board of Directors made amendments to
certain regulations to eliminate nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from
residential and commercial natural gas furnaces and water heaters by
mandating that new appliances comply with zero-emission standards.

“The rule amendments would apply only to new appliances and do not
mandate the immediate change out of existing appliances, nor will they
apply to appliances used for cooking, such as gas stoves,” according
to a March 15 press release.

According to new amendments, only “zero NOx” water heaters can be sold
or installed in the Bay Area beginning in 2027. Two years later in
2029, only zero NOx furnaces will be allowed to be sold or installed
in the region. And in 2031, new commercial water heaters in the Bay
Area will have to meet zero NOx standards.

NOx emissions are said to contribute to particulate matter and have
been linked to wheezing, breathing difficulties, coughing, asthma, and
susceptibility to respiratory infections, the Bay Area’s Air District
Board of Directors said. Exposure to particulate matter has been
linked with asthma, heart attack, neurological disease, lung cancer,
and premature death, the board said.

Air District claims that the new amendments will improve air quality,
prevent an estimated 85 premature deaths and dozens of asthma cases in
the Bay Area annually, and save up to $890 million per year in health
impacts resulting from air pollution exposure.

“The 1.8 million water heaters and furnaces in the Bay Area
significantly impact our air quality, resulting in dozens of early
deaths and a wide range of health impacts, particularly in communities
of color,” Philip Fine, executive officer of the Air District, said in
the news release. “This groundbreaking regulation will phase out the
most polluting appliances in homes and businesses to protect Bay Area
residents from the harmful air pollution they cause.”

Though gas stoves have been exempted from the Bay Area ban, federal
agencies have indicated that they are considering tougher restrictions
on these appliances.

In February, Richard Trumka Jr., commissioner for the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), stated that the federal government could ban
natural gas stoves.

The Biden administration denied that such a move was under
consideration, but CPSC later announced it was soliciting information
regarding the safety of such stoves, which could be the initial step
toward restrictions. The Department of Energy has also proposed energy
efficiency standards for residential stoves, which some believe could
hit gas stoves harder than their electric counterparts.
Expensive Transition for Households

If adopted, the Bay Area’s amendment updates are expected to affect
roughly two-thirds of all households in the region estimated to use
natural gas appliances. The development could hit such households
financially as gas heating tends to be cheaper than alternatives like
electricity.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, average
household spending on natural gas heating in the United States for
winter 2022–23 was pegged at $931, far cheaper than the average
spending on heating via electricity at $1,359.

The Bay Area’s ban on gas-fired furnaces and heaters comes amid a
wider crackdown on NOx emissions.

In September 2022, the California Air Resources Board approved a
proposal to ban such gas-powered appliances from homes by 2030.

The board directed state agencies to come up with a rule to phase out
these appliances—an issue that will be voted on in 2025.

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a new
rule aimed at cutting down nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants
and other industrial facilities in 23 states.

The new rule is projected to reduce “ozone season NOX pollution by
approximately 70,000 tons from power plants and industrial facilities
in 2026,” according to a March 15 press release. It is also expected
to prevent about 1,300 premature deaths, the agency claimed.


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