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Vancouver council stays course on methane gas ban in new homes | ABC Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh switches earlier vote, which now keeps policy from 2022 in place (www.vancouverisawesome.com)
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[โ€“] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Gas is still allowed for cooking and fireplfireplaces ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ that doesn't solve much since all the gas lines to homes leaking is still the primary issue

[โ€“] xploit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I found it ridiculous that when I told landlord could smell gas, he was like..."well we can't smell anything" and when they finally called someone out, the tech/engineer just said - "yea it's normal to have a bit of a leak at the meter". These people live in the same fucking building!
If I smelled gas in UK, I called gas company, someone would be out urgently and fix it either inside or outside the house until there was nothing noticeable. I no longer wonder why shit blows up due to gas leaks in NA

[โ€“] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Cooking consumes much less gas then home heating and it is much easier to replace. In other words the gas grid will die with that law in place.