Amy WesterveltJan 27, 2023
I was not surprised to learn recently that the gas industry has known for 100+ years that gas stoves contributed to dangerous levels of indoor air pollution. I *was* surprised to learn that the government pub'd reports on it and the media covered it in a big way in the 1980s and fuck-all happened. Jesus how many versions of this story are we gonna live through? https://www.drilledpodcast.com/gas-knew-too-everything-you-need-to-know-on-climate-this-week/
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As the whole gas stove "culture war" rages on, it's important to remember that gas companies have known for over a century (?!) that breathing gas in your home is quite harmful to human health. Seems like a no-brainer right? But I know I was definitely of the mind that cooking

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@amywestervelt Given how electric stoves have been in the past, I'm guessing a nonzero part of the lack of change back then was 'yeah but electric stoves suck'.

Now we have induction which sucks significantly less, if you can get access to it. (And generally better electric element stoves, though they're still not as good as induction.) Having a comparably functional or better alternative goes a long way towards encouraging people to change.

Jan 27, 2023 at 11:19pmWeb