Gas Stoves in Your Kitchen: Newest Rightwing Conspiracy Talking Point Hyped Out of Context

Gas stoves and cooking with them are now targets

Ask your stove: Why do you look so sad lately

A hot public issue running amok with few details but lots of hype as usual reported on here from VOX.com with this headline:

“The gas stove regulation uproar, explained”

Research shows gas stoves are a public health problem. But if you like your stove, you can keep it.

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in mid-December it would consider its first-ever health regulations on gas stoves, it was the start of what will be a very long journey to any kind of restrictions — one that will consider public comment, including from the gas industry, in determining the approach.

The debate blew up this week, though, when Bloomberg reported the CPSC was considering a ban.

But, and always a but right? The agency could pick one of many routes: (1) New performance standards for range hoods to ensure they are filtering out emissions, (2) a requirement that stoves be sold with a ducted hood to vent outside, or (3) most drastically a ban on their import and manufacture.

Richard Trumka Jr., a CPSC commissioner told Bloomberg: “Any option is on the table. One option that is not on the table is forcing people to replace existing stoves. The commission’s regulations would only apply to new products.”

Nevertheless, the announcement triggered a backlash just refer to the above article or with a simple Google on-line search with these three words: “Gas Stove Issue” – you will find a lot of Q&A for thought.

My 2 Cents: Again this is an issue that takes off with little if no real hard facts or evidence to support the raw eye-catching headline.

This excellent counter story from Axios makes my point with this headline: “Right's new fight: Gas stoves.”

Why try to make it political – very poor approach I think.

So, my best advice is to check the story sources and each detail, and then do on-line searches of the same topic, which I admit most people probably do not.

Most people probably trust their one fav place for news and such – then they run with the story they favor regardless of the facts, or so it seems in many controversial stories grabbing the headlines like this one.

B/L: No one is taking away your gas stove at least not as hyped recently.

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