Gas Appliances: The Saga Continues

Why did the governor feel the need to say that? Perhaps because of questions surrounding his “goals” of requiring residents to subsist on 100% “clean” energy by 2035, less than 12 years from now.

His plan includes converting hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from natural gas to electric heating and cooling systems. Now, he’s made his plan even more aggressive and expensive by mandating that all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in New Jersey to be zero-emission by 2035.

But while he’s telling you not to worry about keeping your gas stove, he’s telling the energy-regulating Board of Public Utilities to “consider” tougher building electrification targets, pressuring gas companies to “minimize investment in new infrastructure,” and even converting gas pipelines to provide decarbonized heating and cooling. That sure sounds like gas companies supplying a lot less gas.

In fact, Murphy’s latest order refers to a “shrinking customer base” for gas companies. So it may be true that nobody’s coming for your gas stove, but somebody is coming for your gas supply. What you do with your obsolete gas stove, clothes dryer and water heater will be up to you. Maybe you’ll have to call that company that says in their ads that they’ll take whatever “junk” you point at.

Government officials in New York City and Los Angeles have disposed of pretense and enacted outright bans on gas energy in new construction. San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle also have varying restrictions on the use of natural gas. The idea that this can’t happen in New Jersey unfortunately ignores what’s already happening in places governed by people with an ideological distaste for low-emission energy sources just because they fall under the label of “fossil fuel.”

In case you’re skeptical of these expensive, anti-consumer policies but willing to go along in the spirit of fighting carbon emissions, please keep in mind that over the past five years, China has commissioned 226 domestic coal-powered plants and 96 coal plants in other countries, according to USA

Today. And China accounts for only half of global coal plant growth.

The result of these policies is not reduced overall carbon emissions. It’s tens of thousands of dollars out of your pocket without anything to show for it except more blackouts and brownouts.

Alex Sauickie is a life-long Jackson resident who represents his home town and 13 other towns in the State Assembly.

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Volunteers Have Cats Available For Adoption

JACKSON – Calling All Cats is a cat rescue group made up of volunteers, some of whom work at a spay and neuter clinic. People would drop off unwanted cats. As a group, they save the babies that are left alone, the countless mothers that have had numerous litters and those that are losing or have lost their home.

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To help humanely lower the feline population, they spay and neuter feral cats and then find homes for the friendly adults and the offspring that have been born. The rescue works extremely hard to find the best homes for cats of all shapes, sizes, colors and ages. While these cats wait, they are cared for in safe, loving, and nurturing foster homes

To start the application process, visit Calling All Cats on Facebook and Petfinder.com

3rd Annual Comedy Show

JACKSON – Come out and support some great causes this year and have some laughs on April 1 at the Cassville Fire House.

Proceeds are to benefit The Jackson Elks Club to help Ethan who has Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome, Jake’s Got this

Foundation who is helping Ariana who has Cerebral Palsy.

Pasta dinner, cash bar, 50/50 and gift basket auction right after the event. See any member for tickets; $35 a ticket. They only have 200 seats available. Contact Cassville Fire House at 732-928-9100.