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Brickbat: It's a Gas, Gas, Gas

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The Berkeley, Calif., City Council has unanimously voted to ban all new low-rise residential buildings from using natural gas. The buildings must have all-electric utilities. Council members say the move is aimed at combating global warming. The law also creates a $273,341-a-year post in the city's Building and Safety Division to implement the natural gas ban.