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Carbon-Cutting Cities Plug In to ‘Electrify Everything’ Movement

  • Bernie Sanders also pushing renewable to replace natural gas
  • Gas industry fights back with cost studies, ad campaigns
Thailand Jumps On Autonomous Rides With Trial Of Electric Tuk-Tuk
Photographer: Nicolas Axelrod/Bloomberg

As part of the Wisconsin Global Warming Task Force, Bruce Nilles advised homeowners to buy water heaters that burn natural gas to reduce the demand for electricity from coal and keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Fast forward 11 years and Nilles is doing the exact opposite. He’s now touting the use of electricity, that is instead increasingly being generated from wind, solar and other renewable sources.