Building Gas Bans (Berkeley)
A first-in-nation gas ban preempted out of existence.
D · 12/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Ban gas hookups in new buildings to cut emissions.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite federal preemption and choice.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
9th Circuit (2023) held Berkeley's ban preempted by federal appliance law; repealed.
4 · Liberty check
Climate aim vs. consumer energy choice + federal law.
5 · The real tradeoff
Struck down - law mattered more than ambition.
Allies & Playbook
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