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The whole Go Green idea to protect our environment is a great idea.
However, as part of this initiative, there have already been
several laws passed in California, with future mandates, to change
how we live. Natural gas runs clean and has been the most
economical way to cook, and heat our homes, for decades.Yet
lawmakers have chosen to ban fracking for new sources of natural
gas, to ban the sales of gas furnaces, gas hot water heaters after
2030. What about gas stoves? At the same time they require all new
passenger cars and light trucks sold in the California after 2035
to be electric. The problem is, these measures are very
impractical, and very costly for everyone. At the same time the
resource materials to make these types of car batteries are rare,
and some must be imported. What if there is war, or these materials
are depleted? Also from my understanding, our electric grid cannot
support California's energy needs now. How is our current electric
grid going to support millions of new electric furnaces, and
charging stations for all the electric cars? Did anyone check to
see how much this is going to cost the average household, before
passing these laws? Did anyone check to see how much it would cost
our utility companies to beef up the grid to handle these
requirements? Which in turn would be passed on to the consumers.
It's getting to the point there are many decisions that should be
decided by popular vote of it's citizens, not elected officials,
and boards. It appears to me, that many impractical laws are being
passed, because the elected officials and board members vote with
the flow, don't want to rock the boat and get 8 Balled out of
office. When they should consider what their constituents would
prefer, when they vote. If these laws aren't revoked or rewritten,
our state will be in big trouble.