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good! the number of active leaks in old cities is astounding, thousands in some cases… not to mention the impact on indoor air quality… it’s time to start movi
by micromacrofoot 4y ago
good! the number of active leaks in old cities is astounding, thousands in some cases… not to mention the impact on indoor air quality… it’s time to start moving on
- cronix 4y agoWouldn't it do more overall good to fix the leaks, which will still exist? They're not banning gas, they're banning new appliances and builds, which won't alleviate any of the existing problems at all. The bad air quality is due to leaks, which are pretty close to non-existent in new builds with new equipment. It's the old equipment and old pipes where the problem really is. Fix them?
- voisin 4y agoEventually existing gas appliances will be replaced and if only electric is available the inventory will shift. Just like gas cars to EVs.
- bradlys 4y agoWhy add more buildings that will eventually leak? You have to stop leaks from being made in the first place.
- micromacrofoot 4y agono because we obviously can’t keep up with the infrastructure, we need to gradually remove it and stop adding more
- local_crmdgeon 4y agoAgreed. Note that most of these are in older cities with old gas plumbing: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=natural+gas+house+explosion&t=osx&iar=news&ia=news https://duckduckgo.com/?q=natural+gas+house+explosion&t=osx&... This isn't a rare occurrence.