{"id":1923995,"date":"2023-05-04T04:11:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T08:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ny-gov-defends-gas-stove-ban-we-do-have-to-transition\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T04:14:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T08:14:31","slug":"watch-ny-gov-defends-gas-stove-ban-we-do-have-to-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ny-gov-defends-gas-stove-ban-we-do-have-to-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Governor defends gas stove ban, says transition is necessary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ny-gov-defends-gas-stove-ban-we-do-have-to-transition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New York Governor Defends Ban on Gas Stoves<\/h2>\n<p>The state of New York has passed a controversial bill that bans the use of gas stoves in new buildings. Governor Kathy Hochul defended the move, stating that it is necessary to transition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-takeaways-from-bidens-g7-speech-from-fulfilling-a-40-trillion-need-in-other-nations-to-gaffes\/\" title=\"6 Takeaways From Biden\u2019s G7 Speech: From Fulfilling A \u2018 Trillion Need\u2019 In Other Nations To Gaffes\">cleaner energy sources<\/a>. The bill mandates that new buildings with seven or fewer stories must use induction ranges and electric heat pumps starting in 2026, while larger buildings will make the transition in 2029.<\/p>\n<h3>Transitioning to Clean Energy<\/h3>\n<p>Governor Hochul compared the transition away from gas stoves to the shift from coal as an energy source. She emphasized that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-wake-of-oil-import-ban-white-house-course-corrects-on-fossil-fuel-investments\/\" title=\"In Wake of Oil Import Ban, White House Course Corrects on Fossil Fuel Investments\">clean energy alternatives<\/a>, but it will take time to make the transition. While New York is the first state to pass such a bill, Democrats and climate activists across the country have been pushing for similar mandates for months.<\/p>\n<h3>Existing Buildings Not Affected<\/h3>\n<p>The new mandate only applies to new buildings and does not affect any existing structures. Governor Hochul clarified that people with existing gas stoves are welcome to keep them. Critics of the bill argue that it will raise the costs of new construction and strain the electrical grid.<\/p>\n<h3>Environmental Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The bill was passed as part of Governor Hochul&#8217;s newest budget proposal, with the aim of addressing climate change, which she has called the greatest threat to our planet. However, scientists have questioned the objectivity and accuracy of a study often cited to support the ban, which attributed 13 percent of U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-cities-move-ahead-with-gas-stove-bans\/\" title=\"Blue Cities Move Ahead With Gas Stove Bans\">childhood asthma cases<\/a> to gas stoves. The environmental group behind the study worked with the Chinese government to push for an economy-wide transformation away from gas and oil.<\/p>\n<h3>Other States Following Suit<\/h3>\n<p>Washington State recently updated its building codes to require the installation of heat pumps in new buildings, following in the footsteps of New York. U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner Richard Trumka Jr., a Biden appointee, signaled in January that a gas stove ban was &#8220;on the table.&#8221; The Biden administration&#8217;s Energy Department also acknowledged that roughly half of gas stoves on the market would not meet its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ny-gov-defends-gas-stove-ban-we-do-have-to-transition\/\" title=\"NY Governor defends gas stove ban, says transition is necessary.\">newly proposed appliance regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>While the ban on gas stoves in new buildings is controversial, it is a step towards transitioning to cleaner energy sources. Governor Hochul emphasized that the transition will take time and that people with existing gas stoves are not affected by the new mandate. As other states follow suit, it remains to be seen how this will impact the construction industry and the electrical grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D.) on Wednesday defended her state&#8217;s ban on gas stoves, which the Democrat-led state legislature passed late Tuesday. Starting in 2026, new buildings with seven or fewer stories will have to use induction ranges and electric heat pumps. Larger buildings will make the transition in 2029, according to the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1262,"featured_media":1923996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[7008,4549,7536,4173,11295,14372,7421],"class_list":["post-1923995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-ban","tag-defends","tag-gas","tag-governor","tag-necessary","tag-stove","tag-transition"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1923995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1923996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}