To the editor: Solely 65 quick years since its beautiful debut in 1959, who would’ve guessed that the answer to California wildfires is — look forward to it — the Westinghouse Total Electric Home? (“The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy,” column, Jan. 30)
Given the ever-increasing electrical charges in California, there is no such thing as a situation the place an all-electric house is cheaper than pure gasoline with out heavy “incentivizing” by all layers of presidency.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is doing the suitable factor by reducing purple tape so householders affected by the Palisades fireplace can rebuild extra simply.
Dennis Gimian, Irvine
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To the editor: Backing off from guidelines requiring new houses to be all-electric is a giant step backward.
These fires had been intensified by the unseasonable moist spring progress coupled with the significantly dry summer season attributable to local weather change. If we don’t cease emitting carbon dioxide and different greenhouse gases, that is prone to proceed occurring.
Burning gasoline must be a factor of the previous, or not less than we should always attempt to cut back its use. Our youngsters and grandchildren will surprise what we had been pondering after we recklessly continued burning fossil fuels regardless of realizing the hurt precipitated to our well being and that of our planet.
We’re already seeing so many risks attributable to fossil fuels. I is probably not right here by the point the planet turns into unlivable, however I’d not less than wish to assume we did what we may.
Let the politicians in any respect ranges — metropolis, county, state and nationwide — know that we have to cease burning.
Maggie Wineburgh-Freed, Los Angeles
