New York Took the Wrong Exit on the Road to Clean Energy

If leaders like Governor Hochul truly wanted to fight climate change, instead of just sounding like it, they’d focus on the bigger picture instead of the talking points.

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The gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline at Lubmin, Germany, July 11, 2022. Jens Buettner/dpa via AP

This week, the city councils of Washington, D.C. and San Diego voted unanimously to ban natural gas in newly constructed buildings in attempts to bolster their net-zero goals. It’s part of a hot new trend in climate theater — banning natural gas while ignoring our need for reliable clean energy.

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