Democrats Keep Cranking Up The Heat On The Gas Stove Debate, But All Their Arguments Flame Out

Central Texas was struck by a severe storm in the first days of February. Around my home, an inch of ice had accumulated. Four days passed before massive oak branches fell, often at twice the normal weight. Our electricity was even cut off several times. However, my generator was not able to start and we were able, thankfully, to cook lunch for my elderly father-in-law using our gas stove. 

I was grateful to own a stove that met my family’s needs. But soon, should the Biden administration and some local and state governments have their way, the gas stove will go the way of the incandescent lightbulb and for the same rationale: the environment — though the case against the gas stove is far less clear.

Richard Trumka Jr. (son of the late president AFL-CIO) was appointed by Biden to the Consumer Product Safety Commission in January. “hidden hazard.” As a result, They might be banned All across the country

It’s fascinating to see when the memo goes out among the left that something is doubleplusungood. As Recently, noted, when leftists decide you can’t have a big pickup truck, we’re treated to a spate of articles, things that purport to be “studies,” Comment pieces stating that big pickup trucks can be dangerous and dirty and are driven only by greedy, power-hungry and selfish people. Now, they’re coming for our gas stoves. 

These lightbulbs. To save money and the environment, we were told to switch to incandescent bulbs. Compact fluorescent lights were first-generation replacement bulbs. They didn’t last as long as the marketing suggested, and when penciling out the supposed savings in electricity, they didn’t meet expectations — at least in my household. And my bulbs suffered a couple of failures, with acrid smoke pouring out of the bulb’s base, one of which set the smoke detector off.

Additionally, mercury vapor in a bulb that has been broken was considered hazardous waste in certain jurisdictions. Halogen and LED bulbs came next — also very costly and highly prone to failure before their advertised 25,000 theoretical lifespans. Now, nearly 20 years later, LED bulbs seem to finally be living up to their promises. 

Stoves are more complicated. Natural gas is cheap in many parts of America. Gas ranges are half the price of electric ranges. California is the ground zero for the ban of gas stoves. In California, the cost to run a gas range over a year has been equal to $1.93 per month Assuming that 2.34 therms are used per month at an average gas expense of 82.3c per therm California, where electricity prices are high for residential users The 11 months ending November 2022 saw a record high. The average cost of a kilowatt hour (kWh) is 26.36 Cents (the highest in the United States and higher than any state other than Hawaii). average electric range user You would have to pay $11.14