I'm sure someone else has already pointed this out, but the reason rightwing politicians care about gas stoves is because they are the linchpin to keeping gas in residential & commercial buildings.
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The American Gas Association, SoCal Gas & other gas utilities have invested heavily in courting chefs and home cooks as a strategy to block gas bans in buildings. In California, it was restaurateurs and chefs that sued to block a statewide ban, for example
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Industry trade groups and gas utilities have spent a fortune on test kitchens, they have folks on the board of every culinary school possible, they show up to all the food shows, etc, etc. It's not about the stoves it's about the infrastructure required for the stoves.
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The main reason average folks and restaurateurs advocate for gas at the moment is the great job the industry has done convincing people that they must cook on gas stoves (as has done an amazing job reporting on for years: motherjones.com/environment/20)
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If the stoves go, there's no reason for people to fight for gas. And remember: the industry just leveraged Russia's invasion of Ukraine to get more gas infrastructure greenlit; they also just lobbied for gas in the IRA. The last thing they want to see now is a dip in demand.
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So when Jim Jordan and whatever other clowns are tweeting their asses off about stoves it's not because they love the meals their wives cook on them, it's to protect the gas industry's grip on our energy system across the board.
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OK. Let me say this. When my power is out? My gas cooktop still works. Ditto my water heater and gas logs. Those have let us stay in our home during many winter power outages.
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No. We don't like the government telling us how to live. Government is to big. Its been growing without being pruned for far to long.
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Have you cooked on both gas and electric?
I have used both and love gas vs electric?
How often do you cook on a stove?
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Have you ever cooked anything on a gas stove? Only a person who doesn’t cook do not know how superior is the gas stove compared to electric.
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I disagree. Compared to electric stoves, gas stoves are much easier to cook with. You turn down the flame it gets cooler immediately. With electric, it stays hot for quite awhile. I'm always burning things on electric stoves. That said, I know I'm using the really old ones.
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