Leaving natural gas behind is good for all. - Baltimore Sun

Leaving natural gas behind is good for all.

Thanks to letter writer Gary Baxter for expressing his concern about the Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024 (House Bill 516) ( “Proposal in Annapolis would burden Marylanders with higher natural gas prices,” March 1). However, Baxter’s concern assumes that using natural gas (methane) is cheaper, and thus good for us, and that there is no support for all of us to transition to cleaner energy sources.

Please consider the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which helps all families electrify our homes and is especially straightforward for the middle-class families that the former Ravens cornerback is concerned about. We need to consider the long-term benefits for all of us to transition out of fossil fuels and help each other use the resources we have for healthier humans and healthier planet.

I support the Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024 because it is part of bold legislation that we need for changing our energy system while protecting the most vulnerable in our society with this great energy transition. We must think beyond business as usual if we are to create a better future.

— Sabrina S. Fu, Ellicott City

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