The oil and gas industry will play dirty and dirtier.
>Utilities give rewards to house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes – and enlist celebrity chefs to extoll the fossil fuel
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>As federal and local governments work to speed the transition away from gas appliances, there is some evidence that gas interests are redoubling efforts to keep gas in US homes.
>The Guardian has found that:
>At least 27 utility programs serving 17 states offer incentives to builders and contractors for installing gas appliances in buildings.
>Gas interests offer training programs for builders and realtors, focused on the purported benefits of installing gas appliances.
>Gas interests target builders each year at a large international construction trade show, including by offering free meals.
>These tactics build on ties between the gas industry and the building sector that date as far back as the 1960s.
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And these will be cheap, Low Efficiency gas furnaces too.
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The oil and gas industry will play dirty and dirtier.
>Utilities give rewards to house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes – and enlist celebrity chefs to extoll the fossil fuel
…..
>As federal and local governments work to speed the transition away from gas appliances, there is some evidence that gas interests are redoubling efforts to keep gas in US homes.
>The Guardian has found that:
>At least 27 utility programs serving 17 states offer incentives to builders and contractors for installing gas appliances in buildings.
>Gas interests offer training programs for builders and realtors, focused on the purported benefits of installing gas appliances.
>Gas interests target builders each year at a large international construction trade show, including by offering free meals.
>These tactics build on ties between the gas industry and the building sector that date as far back as the 1960s.
article continues…
And these will be cheap, Low Efficiency gas furnaces too.
Guaranteed.