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It has never been about climate. Check the sequence: banning coal (the foundation of probably every economy in the world), banning wood (at least this one is reasonable and understandable in places where other fuels are available), now banning gas. What is left? Inefficient and faulty solar “power”, and inaccessible and terribly destructive wind “energy”.

With all these gone, only electricity is left as the source of power for private properties, houses and apartments. What does it mean?

If you have one source of energy, and its supply is disrupted or cut off (with a single switch), you are done. You won’t have warm water to wipe off the makeup, wash dishes, cook, do the laundry or even clean the floor. You will be committed to your normal life only in daytime. Forget family life. Kids will make a mess only because their smartphones are gone.

In the long run, it’s great. True human relations will be reignited, and a strong community will arise. But the intermediate phase won’t be easy. A lot of unnecessary habits will have to be discarded.

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This will cost from 3 to as much as 5 times more to heat and cool, using electricity alone. (need to look at the residential rates of Kw/hr vs natural gas rates and adjust for LOWER efficiency of electric heat, because? The power plants are burning ngas to produce electricity, and then large transport losses, Silly, stupid politicians are Gutting the middle class, their goal all along. Just walk away or better still move away from these idiots.

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The electric grid is not strong enough to provide heat to the people of Chicago during the winter without natural gas. People will freeze. But of course we know they could care less.

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Chicago does have neighborhood based political organizations that build the Democratic party. This can be an opportunity for a Popular Front. A push back not against party but tyranny behind all political party alignments.

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