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#11: Home electrification: Why cities are phasing out natural gas

37 min · 18. feb. 202037 min
episode #11: Home electrification: Why cities are phasing out natural gas cover

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In this episode, I talk to Diane Bailey, the executive director of Menlo Spark in Menlo Park California, about home electrification and carbon-neutral cities. She explains: * What carbon-neutral cities and communities are. * What Reach Codes are. * Bay Area cities that have adopted Reach Codes. * Why natural gas is bad for the environment. * The problem with fracking. * How natural gas impacts climate change. * The alternative to natural gas. * What home electrification is and why it's important. * The alternative to natural gas cooktops. * Induction cooktops and the next generation of electric cooktops. * The cost savings associated with building all-electric homes. * How natural gas affects your health. Learn more about the Campaign for Fossil-Free Buildings [https://fossilfreebuildings.org/] and how Menlo Spark [https://menlospark.org/] is helping Menlo Park become climate neutral by 2025. Read the Q & A about home electrification [https://earthyb.com/blog/home-electrification/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=home_electrification] on EarthyB.com. Sign up for the newsletter to keep up with the latest clean and circular economy products and innovations.

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#11: Home electrification: Why cities are phasing out natural gas

In this episode, I talk to Diane Bailey, the executive director of Menlo Spark in Menlo Park California, about home electrification and carbon-neutral cities. She explains: * What carbon-neutral cities and communities are. * What Reach Codes are. * Bay Area cities that have adopted Reach Codes. * Why natural gas is bad for the environment. * The problem with fracking. * How natural gas impacts climate change. * The alternative to natural gas. * What home electrification is and why it's important. * The alternative to natural gas cooktops. * Induction cooktops and the next generation of electric cooktops. * The cost savings associated with building all-electric homes. * How natural gas affects your health. Learn more about the Campaign for Fossil-Free Buildings [https://fossilfreebuildings.org/] and how Menlo Spark [https://menlospark.org/] is helping Menlo Park become climate neutral by 2025. Read the Q & A about home electrification [https://earthyb.com/blog/home-electrification/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=home_electrification] on EarthyB.com. Sign up for the newsletter to keep up with the latest clean and circular economy products and innovations.

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