Letter: Menlo Park’s new heating rule shows issue’s urgency

The Menlo Park City Council’s decision represents a growing urgency to switch to renewable energy.

Menlo Park’s new heating
rule shows issue’s urgency

Re: “Natural gas soon to be outlawed in almost all new Menlo Park buildings” (Mercurynews.com, Aug. 28):

At the forefront of the environmental movement, Menlo Park will require heating systems in new homes and buildings to run on electricity, starting on Jan. 1.

The Menlo Park City Council’s decision represents a growing urgency to switch to renewable energy, as over 50 California communities consider measures to significantly decrease their fossil fuel emissions.

While local steps like this are admirable, combating climate change requires policy change on a larger scale. We can help to bring this about by voting for representatives that support efforts like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, a bipartisan bill that will reduce carbon emissions nation-wide and provide a brighter future for our planet.

Amira Garewal
Palo Alto

 

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