Thread by @RickSmithShow

Rick: I can't get away from people complaining about the cost of gas.
Jessica Azulay: We are experiencing increased heating costs in our homes & buildings; we're hearing from so many people who can't afford their heating bills.
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Jessica Azulay: It's so common sense to put solar panels on all the places we can. I have solar panels on my roof--it's like I bought a miniature power plant & installed it on my roof. The upfront costs are high so we need programs to help people with those.
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Rick: We didn't get electricity or plumbing into people's homes by piecemeal--we had policies that required them. The same should be for solar panels w/ help for upfront costs.
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Jessica Azulay: We are addicted to fossil fuels in the US, & it's in the oil companies' best interest to keep us addicted.
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Jessica Azulay: Geothermal heat pumps along with cool climate heat pumps would allow us to heat our homes & hot water without using fossil fuels. We need to make sure any new buildings are built to this standard w/out fossil fuels.
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Jessica Azulay: We have to have gov't committing to transition for the long term. We need to weatherize our homes & help HVAC companies switch their businesses over from fossil fuels, for ex.
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Jessica Azulay: What we're seeing now is a real volatility w/fossil fuels & skyrocketing prices. It's another wake-up call for the impact fossil fuels have on our lives. Having fossil fuels in our bldgs means we have emissions from fossil fuels damaging our health.
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Jessica Azulay: I'm taking my house off fossil fuels one appliance at a time. I started with solar panels, and then replaced my gas stove w/ an induction stove b/c it was on its last legs. I'll replace the hot water heater next when it goes.
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Jessica Azulay: There's no way we can change on the scale we need to if every person has to figure this out by themselves. We need to do it by policy.
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Jessica Azulay: We need to collectively push our gov't to do what we want them to do. When we point to the crises we're facing & say we won't take it any more, we will get the gov't to change. We need to offset the climate crisis. We want NY to be a leader in this.
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