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| Gas stove manufacturers push back on talk of a ban |
| 2023-01-12 |
| [NYPost] Appliance manufacturers hit back after a US government official suggested the feds are considering a ban on gas stoves over alleged safety hazards. The Association for Home Appliance Manufacturers said there are "simple steps" consumers can take while they are cooking, such as opening a window, turning on a ceiling fan or using a range hood to mitigate any harmful emissions. The trade group, whose members include big US manufacturers like Whirlpool and General Electric as well as overseas companies like Samsung and LG, also notes that gas stoves are more budget-friendly. "For people who prefer gas, which is more affordable, the association wants to preserve consumer choice," AHAM spokesperson Jill Notini told The Post. Gas stoves are "a hidden hazard," the commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Richard Trumka Jr., told Bloomberg on Monday. "Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned." Trumka dialed back his comments on Tuesday, suggesting that any new regulation would apply only to new appliances. Studies have shown that gas stoves, which are used in 40% of US homes, emit pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particles at levels that are deemed unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization. The issue has been studied for more than a decade and last year the CPSC formed a task force to make recommendations. The trade group, which is participating in the task force, said it’s too early in the process to talk about bans. "It’s concerning that [the commissioner] made a statement that an entire category of products could be banned when they haven’t begun the formal process of data collection," Notini said, calling the commissioner’s remark "presumptuous" and "off the cuff." AHAM expects any recommendations that will result from the task force to take at least a year. The first step in the process before making recommendations is to issue so-called "Request for Information" proposals, Notini said. "That hasn’t happened yet," she said. At the same time, the appliance industry makes alternatives to gas stoves, including induction appliances, which rely on magnetic forces to heat pots and pans. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #12 Stray voltage ? Bidens docudump getting traction. |
| Posted by: Neville Snore8990 2023-01-12 19:06 |
| #11 After Hearing It’s A Dangerous Hazard That’s Killed Millions, Biden Proposes Ban On Fire |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-01-12 16:54 |
| #10 How bout this: Until the National Debt is paid off (for real, not Fed nonsense) no new regulations. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-12 16:22 |
| #9 Trumka dialed back his comments on Tuesday, suggesting that any new regulation would apply only to new appliances. So all new gas ranges would be regulated so they aren't gas ranges? I suggest we BAN Politicians. "Any product which can be dangerous should be regulated" I suppose that study used the EPA model, where they turned the range on low without igniting, and set the monitoring device up next to the stove, and waited 20 minutes. Please understand their 'out of the gate' rhetoric was 'worse than second hand smoke'. It will not be just home ranges at some future date. Everything Natural Gas. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-12 16:18 |
| #8 Here’ the study Trumka touted. 53 homes, 53 We measured methane emissions from stoves in 53 homes in 7 California counties between January 2020 and May 2021 (Table S1). Our sample set included private homes, properties for sale or rent by real estate agents, and, because of the constraints of COVID-19, Airbnb rentals. We measured methane emissions from gas cooktops (18 unique brands) at all 53 homes and tested gas ovens and broilers in 40 and 31 homes, respectively. For stoves with information available, we found the ages of stoves ranged between 3 and 30 years. Cooktop burners ranged in heat output from 4500 to 25 000 British thermal units (BTU) h–1, and most oven burners ranged between 16 000 and 19 000 BTU h–1, as per product specifications. We additionally measured NO, NO2, and NOx emissions from 32 cooktops and 24 ovens of the stoves tested for methane emissions (Table S1). The NO, NO2, and NOx emission rates are important because─coupled with circulation, ventilation, infiltration, and room size─they determine the concentration of NOx pollutants that build up in kitchens. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2023-01-12 15:35 |
| #7 Now recall the ban on new housing using Natural Gas. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-12 15:19 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-12 14:28 |
| #5 An "environmental" group did a "study" claiming gas cook stoves caused an increase in asthma in children, especially those of color. It was a very limited "study" that ignored a world-wide study of 500,000 children that showed no correlation. Who is going to pay for the conversion of gas to electric? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-01-12 13:49 |
| #4 "For people who prefer gas, which is more affordable, the association wants to preserve consumer choice," AHAM spokesperson Jill Notini told The Post. Natural gas was more affordable until Biden declared war on it. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-01-12 12:52 |
| #3 Bot rights - spell check did me wrong. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-12 12:07 |
| #2 Not rights. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-12 12:06 |
| #1 😇 I suggest we BAN Politicians. 😇 If we can vote by mail and cellphone, shouldn't we be able to do the same on TAXES and Spending? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-01-12 06:47 |