Conservatives Freak Out Over Proposed Gas Stove Regulations

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Venture to certain corners of conservative media today and you’ll find lots of discussion of gas stoves. The Guardian’s Alaina Demopoulos explains why: After Joe Biden’s administration announced it was considering regulating – or banning – gas stoves, Richard Trumka of the US consumer product safety commission (CPSC) offered some words of clarity: “To be clear, CPSC isn’t coming for anyone’s gas stoves,” he tweeted. “You will have to pry my gas stove from my cold dead hands,” replied Matt Walsh, the rightwing political podcaster and Daily Wire columnist.

Despite Trumka’s words of assurance, and the fact that no regulation or ban has been put in place or announced as a course of action, conservative figures are trying to turn gas stoves into the next culture war.

Gas stoves have become a hot-button issue in the first weeks of 2023, as new research reveals that the appliances emit toxic chemicals and carcinogens, even while turned off. The report found that 12.7% of cases of childhood asthma in the US are due to the presence of gas stoves.

 

[MrDawn]

I don't like having or using gas stoves or gas water heaters. Natural gas is expensive. People who don't know what they're doing end up blowing themselves up. Electric is the way to go. I currently have at least 2 gas heat appliances (gas water heater & a heating system that runs on natural gas) that came with the house and would love, really love, to have both swapped out for electric ones. As far as I'm concerned, they're a fire hazard. I want them gone but sadly the issue is money.

 

[Nebulous]

I wish I could have a gas stove but there is no gas line running to where my stove is. Electric is my only option unless I hired someone to run a gas line to that area.