Berkeley can't enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again

www.berkeleyside.org Berkeley can't enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again

A federal court rejected a rehearing of Berkeley's ban on new natural gas appliances, putting similar regulations in Oakland and elsewhere in doubt.

On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a federal appeals court declined to rehear the case of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas hookups, which was struck down by a panel of judges in April 2023.

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That's some bullshit.

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As petrofascism continues to unmask it becomes more and more clear that the US is not and never was a democracy.

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Just stage a massive accident and call it a security measure afterwards.

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- That would have little impact.
  
  Never forget San Bruno. People that were home that day... Rest In Peace
  
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  On January 13, 2012, an independent audit from the State of California issued a report stating that PG&E had illegally diverted over $100 million from a fund used for safety operations, and instead used it for executive compensation and bonuses.
  
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  I had no idea that this happened, wtf
  
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