Montgomery Community Media by Suzanne Pollak February 22, 2020
Takoma Park paved the way Wednesday night toward a total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, including phasing out such things as heating, water heating, lawn care equipment and cooking equipment that are fossil-fuel based.
It also includes banning fossil fuel sales by 2045.
The city already is famous for being a nuclear free zone when it banned production, transportation, storage, disposal and activation of nuclear weapons back in 1983.
As the new plans are spelled out in a resolution and not an ordinance, they are not mandatory.
The resolution, which is expected to be adopted on March 4, spells out how Takoma Park plans to move toward the elimination of all fossil fuels, including adding to the tree canopy, making current houses and all new structures more energy efficient and convincing residents to walk and use public transportation rather than purchase their own cars.
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https://www.mymcmedia.org/takoma-park-aggressively-works-towards-elimination-of-fossil-fuels/
