Gas vs electric

A city in California has banned the use of natural gas and this is the same environmental mistake that those who propose electric cars are making. If you cannot heat your house with natural gas the obvious substitute is electric and this poses the question, where does the electric come from. In California 45% of electric power comes from natural gas. A chemist will tell you that when you change natural gas into electric power and use that as a substitute for natural gas you are wasting energy. Californians use more gasoline per car than other places because of the long commutes. If they want to help the environment they should switch from gasoline to natural gas for their transportation needs. The same advise applies to the rest of the world. Once again politics has clouded good judgment.