Uh oh.. Our Government continues to go after fossil fuels, as they announce their attack on how we heat our homes and food:
A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma.
In an interview with Bloomberg, a US Consumer Product Safety commissioner said gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard.”
“Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,” agency commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg. The report said the agency plans “to take action” to address the indoor pollution caused by stoves.
And the Green New Deal proponents are quick to jump on that bandwagon:
Did you know that ongoing exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is linked to reduced cognitive performance https://t.co/1bjmHqnHVa
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 11, 2023
Nobody had better tell my wife this. At one point, my wife had insisted on our next stove being gas as opposed to electric. And I can’t say I’ve been unhappy with it in the decade or so since. But, just like our federal government has screwed up gasoline cans, they continue to meddle in our lives to justify their mission.
I’m reminded of the temporary effort to outlaw incandescent light bulbs.
There’s a Twitter meme pointing out that, allegedly, there is a photo of AOC’s kitchen that includes her gas range.
I can only imagine how the GOP House will call for hearings on this important topic (I say thinking of my own remodeled kitchen with gas cooktop). Would it be a routine oversight hearing, or sent to the new Weaponization of the Federal Government select committee?
I don’t like the slime that collects on the kitchen walls and ceilings. When you realize you are inhaling whatever it is that creates that slime it’s kinda yucky
I’m still mad they banned lead paint.
Waiting for the calls to put lead back into paint, gasoline, and children’s toys and CFC’s back into aerosols.