So much for science, that thing we were to worship during the recent plague. Now New York is to ban natural gas. As the NY Times notes:
New York may soon become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas in new construction under a budget deal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The proposal, revealed on Thursday night, has been a priority for environmental groups, who see it as a critical step in reducing New York’s dependence on fossil fuels and helping it meet its emission reduction goals. But it was opposed by the oil and gas industry and treated skeptically by some consumers. Environmental groups warned that the details of the plan were still unclear and said they worried it may contain a provision that would allow local governments to effectively veto the measure. But Katy Zielinski, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office, said on Friday that no such measure was included in the deal.
Now let us take a brief look at the science. Say we examine gas heat vs electric heat. Gas heat works by heating water which goes thru pipes and heats the house. Electric heat generates hot air blown thru ducts.
1. The specific heat and heat capacity of water in massively great than air. Namely it is more efficient. I suspect that the Enviro folks have never take a good thermodynamics course. I got all As in mine.
2. The CO2 issue of natural gas is de minimis that of electric unless you rely upon nuclear, which is a no-no for the Environmental Lords or wind/solar which is totally unreliable.
3. There has never been a natural gas black put. Our electricity dies at least once a month.
4. Electric heat goes thru ducts which have dust and massive amounts of microorganisms.
The conclusion. If you want to get rid of humanity the environmentalists seem to have the perfect formula.
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