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 precise factor by slicing purple tape so householders affected by the Palisades hearth can rebuild extra simply.
Dennis Gimian, Irvine
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To the editor: Backing off from guidelines requiring new properties to be all-electric is a giant step backward.
These fires have been intensified by the unseasonable moist spring development coupled with the notably dry summer season brought on by local weather change. If we don’t cease emitting carbon dioxide and different greenhouse gases, that is prone to proceed occurring.
Burning gasoline needs to be a factor of the previous, or no less than we should always attempt to cut back its use. Our kids and grandchildren will surprise what we have been considering after we recklessly continued burning fossil fuels regardless of realizing the hurt prompted to our well being and that of our planet.
We’re already seeing so many risks brought on by fossil fuels. I is probably not right here by the point the planet turns into unlivable, however I’d no 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
