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Fossil fuels are banned from federal buildings in a new rule
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:21 am
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Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings under a rule finalized by the Department of Energy this week.
The rule stems from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Section 433 of that law says new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations have to phase out "fossil fuel-generated energy consumption" by 2030. But that provision never went into effect because the Energy Department failed to finalize regulations, until now.
"Just as we are helping households and businesses across the nation save money by saving energy, we are doing the same in our own federal buildings," said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a statement announcing the final rule.
Commercial and residential buildings accounted for 13% of direct greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, most of that from burning natural gas for heating and cooking, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That's why the favored solution these days is electrification – switching from burning gas in buildings to cleaner forms of electricity generated by power plants, such as wind and solar.
Without rules to implement the law that would get rid of gas-fired appliances, there are federal buildings still installing them. At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were signed, the National Park Service plans to disconnect from a city-wide steam loop that heats buildings and switch instead to gas-fired boilers.
The new rule doesn't apply to projects already underway like the one at Independence Hall, and the Park Service says its project "passed all legal and contracting requirements."
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Over three decades the department estimates "the new rule will reduce carbon emissions from federal buildings by 2 million metric tons and methane emissions by 16 thousand tons—an amount roughly equivalent to the emissions generated by nearly 310,000 homes in one year."
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:23 am to ragincajun03
I guess the extra electricity that will be needed to run all of this shite will be produced from unicorn farts?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:23 am to ragincajun03
Keep the fossil fuels. Get rid of the fossil politicians.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:24 am to ragincajun03
Lol this will drastically increase cost of construction for all new federal buildings
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:25 am to MightyYat
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I guess the extra electricity that will be needed to run all of this shite will be produced from unicorn farts?
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 11:27 am
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:26 am to ragincajun03
nevermind the fact that 60% of the electricity those buildings will use is generated by.... FOSSIL FUELS
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:29 am to ragincajun03
jesus h. christ. this country is doomed.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:29 am to ragincajun03
Biden and his handlers are truly clueless ideologues.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:32 am to ragincajun03
shite, the giant white titties in Baton Rouge house “biofuel” that we send over to Europe to be burned as “clean energy” because it is renewable….
What is biofuel? Wood pellets
Of course, burning wood is NOT clean energy NOR is it an efficient method but it is billed as such
What is biofuel? Wood pellets
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This has transformed Drax, which supplies 12% of the UK’s renewable electricity, into the country’s largest renewable power generator and the biggest decarbonization project in Europe.
Of course, burning wood is NOT clean energy NOR is it an efficient method but it is billed as such
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 11:33 am
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:56 am to ragincajun03
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new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations
Translation - Any new federal buildings will be preceded with fricktons of green-waving fanfare while older buildings will never get "major" renovations (or at least they will not be described as such).
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:57 am to LoneStar23
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this will drastically increase cost of construction for all new federal buildings
According to Jennifer, that's not true.
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Just as we are helping households and businesses across the nation save money by saving energy, we are doing the same in our own federal buildings," said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
I speculate Jennifer is retarded and doesn't have a clue about how to do her job.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:59 am to ragincajun03
Incompetence, Arrogance, Malice.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:00 pm to ragincajun03
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"Just as we are helping households and businesses across the nation save money by saving energy, we are doing the same in our own federal buildings," said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a statement announcing the final rule.
Imagine being stupid enough to fall for this pure horseshite.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:00 pm to ragincajun03
Hopefully this shite is scrapped when the fossil in the White House is ousted in November.
Side note: Is there website that has a tracker for all of these green initiatives and what has actually been delivered, like they did with the orange man and his "promises kept?"
Side note: Is there website that has a tracker for all of these green initiatives and what has actually been delivered, like they did with the orange man and his "promises kept?"
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:01 pm to ragincajun03
This will be cut by 1 pm on January 20th
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:02 pm to NotoriousFSU
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Keep the fossil fuels. Get rid of the fossil politicians.
while i agree with the notion, the real problem is the nameless, faceless blob of unelected bureaucrats in DC who make these arbitrary laws and rules
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:03 pm to ragincajun03
I would like to see them build without using anything made from fossil fuels.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:04 pm to Sam Quint
Sitting on my drillship, drilling @ 29,000' with a big smile on my face. Social Media is rotting everything from the inside out. You people will believe anything you read!
Fossil Fuels will NEVER be replaced. When and if it does, it's dystopian apocalyptic times!
Fossil Fuels will NEVER be replaced. When and if it does, it's dystopian apocalyptic times!
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:05 pm to ragincajun03
So let me get this right, no heat, no A/C, and not enough electric to power all the computers.
Sounds great .
How about the bathrooms or will they go back to using outhouses ?
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