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		emodendroket on April 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Court strikes down Berkeley’s ban on natural gas i... If you’re having a mass evacuation you can’t very well use your appliances. What’s the point of this nitpick?

refurb on April 19, 2023 [–]

I never brought up mass evacuations?

But just pointing out gas and electric both cause them?

inferiorhuman on April 19, 2023 | [–]

Not to the same degree they don't. Evacuations due to safety issues and service disruptions with gas are common. Evacuations due to safety issues with electrical service are not.

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