Post #2114321
2026-04-17 03:06 UTC
@HyL
The proper response to a disadvantaged group - like those with oil home heating - is to support them in transitioning asap to something more sustainable. That means putting the goal ahead of purity tests: offer an aggressive grant and loan structure regardless of whether the building is occupant owned, single or multi-family, etc. Make it foolish to not replace an oil furnace with a heat pump (for example) by eliminating the upfront and downstream costs.
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@DavidM_yeg@beige.party 2026-04-17 03:06
@HyL Of course the other failing was in not identifying and acting on the issue of home heating oil until it became a political hot potato instead of moving proactively so people could shift away from it before it really began to bite. As far as vehicles go, this same government removed the subsidies that had been making electric and hybrid vehicles more affordable, and they shouldn’t have done that either: they should have done more, not less.