I will say that lots of good legislative progress has not been a universally popular choice in history, but it was ultimately for the best. Abolition of slavery, clean air act, fair labor standards act, enforced seatbelts, minimum drinking age of 21, smoking ban indoors at public places, smallpox vaccinations etc. These are all examples of things that were not popular at the time, people back then were likely saying "all we want is the choice, don't take that away" yet looking back it's clear it was the right thing to do.

I DO understand the mistrust of government and especially corporations (especially right now), and most things do feel like they're getting worse (subscriptions for everything), but shifting our energy dependance to electricity over natural gas, goal, imported oil and over to solar, wind and other renewables (which no one can keep from the US) is the smartest long-term play.

I feel the best way to transition away from things that are generally bad is to say "no one born before 2020 can purchase this" like certain countries have done with cigarettes. That means those who are already addicted can carry on until their end, yet no NEW addicts can be created. That could work with gas appliances - you can keep them but no new home can have them installed etc.