San Jose adopts historic natural gas ban — but with a controversial exemption

San Jose adopts historic natural gas ban — but with a controversial exemption

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/12/02/san-jose-adopts-historic-natural-gas-ban-but-with-a-controversial-exemption/

San Jose has made history this week by becoming the largest U.S. city to ban natural gas from nearly all new construction, looking to all-electric infrastructure as the city’s latest tool to combat climate change.

But a controversial exemption that allows certain facilities to continue operating on fossil fuels has some environmental advocates concerned that San Jose will set a bad example for other cities that might want to follow in its footsteps.

San Jose adopts historic natural gas ban — but with a controversial exemption

Dec 2, 2020, 4:03pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/12/02/san-jose-adopts-historic-natural-gas-ban-but-with-a-controversial-exemption/ > San Jose has made history this week by becoming the largest U.S. city to ban natural gas from nearly all new construction, looking to all-electric infrastructure as the city’s latest tool to combat climate change. > But a controversial exemption that allows certain facilities to continue operating on fossil fuels has some environmental advocates concerned that San Jose will set a bad example for other cities that might want to follow in its footsteps.