by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
‘The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner’
We know that California is pushing to become the first state to ban natural gas heaters, water heaters, and furnaces by 2030, a policy of the California Air Resources Board, entirely made up of appointees by the governor.
As the Globe reported January 12, now the federal government wants in on the action to ban gas stoves. Yep. That beautiful Wolf gas range you’ve always wanted – kiss it goodbye if the left gets its way.
The federal government claims “U.S. homes have a climate impact comparable to the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 500 000 cars.”
“We need to be talking about regulating gas stoves, whether that’s drastically improving emissions or banning gas stoves entirely,” Richard Trumka, a commissioner at the US consumer product safety commission said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “And I think we ought to keep that possibility of a ban in mind, because it’s a powerful tool in our tool belt and it’s a real possibility here.”
The Globe connected the dots in our Jan. 12 article behind the ridiculous regulation, and exposed the well-funded faux research behind the push, as well as debunked “science” used for decades to bolster their faux theory.
