Just because we call methane “natural” gas doesn’t mean it’s safe. Methane gas poses great impacts on our health and environment. So, even if you're fortunate enough to be gas-free at home, methane is adding smog to our neighborhoods and making the climate crisis worse.
We simply can’t afford methane “natural” gas anymore, especially when heating, hot water, and cooking with clean electricity is more affordable and healthier than fossil fuels. Why are we paying two utility bills when we could cut it down to one?
Elected officials in Oregon say they want to help us make our lives more affordable and protect us from climate pollution. Tell them they must do more to help every one of us make a transition to clean, healthy, affordable electric appliances in our homes and buildings.
With the cold weather and the holidays right around the corner, we’re turning on the heat and cooking all our traditional meals. For those of us stuck with a gas-burning furnace or gas stove, this time of year just got even more expensive thanks to the recent NW Natural rate hike.
Now you’re paying more to use an energy source that harms your health, is less energy efficient, and releases more greenhouse gases into the air, impacting our ever-worsening climate. It’s time we take action and let our legislators know they need to do more as we transition from methane to clean energy.
