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\u00a0By Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As explained\u00a0 below, the move against gas stoves is just an opening into a larger war against methane because of its CO2 emissions.\u00a0 Coal was bashed as a fuel already long ago, and now activists want to disqualify gas lest it serve as a bridge energy source with much lower CO2 emissions, delaying the desired upheaval.\u00a0 The current assault on domestic appliances should be seen as the thin edge of a wedge to destroy natural gas supply, in parallel with actions against coal and oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 27, 2023 Update<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

From E & E Wire: DOE rule may block 50% of current gas stove models<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half of gas stove models sold in the United States today won\u2019t comply with a first-ever efficiency regulation on cooking appliances,<\/strong> according to a new analysis from the Department of Energy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projection, which DOE<\/strong> posted online two weeks after the rule\u2019s release Jan. 31<\/strong>, aims to provide more clarification on the expected impact of a proposal earlier this month that is now receiving comments from the public (Energywire, Feb. 1).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOE says the cooking regulation will preserve some market share for gas stoves that have at least one high-input rate burner and continuous cast iron grates<\/strong>, two features that DOE determined are priorities for the public. Both features use a lot of energy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If enacted, the proposed rule would be the second major DOE regulation affecting stovetops \u2014 existing standards prohibit constant burning pilots for gas cooking products.\u00a0DOE is moving forward with the rule along with other efficiency standards, including for distribution transformers, washing machines and refrigerators (Energywire, Feb. 16).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Background from Previous Post:  Gas Stoves Just a Starter<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Mark Krebs and Tom Tanton explain the ins and outs of this new phase encroaching upon the citizenry where they live.\u00a0 Their Master Resource article is\u00a0Gas Stoves: The Beloved Blue Flame is Just Better.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Some excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images and headers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Larger Federal Goal:  Transition Away from Natural Gas<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The concern should not be about gas stove usage but the public policy of The Biden Administrative State to wean consumers off the direct use of natural gas and propane and on to electric appliances,<\/strong> ASAP. This \u201ctransition\u201d includes how to heat your home, heat your water, cook, and drive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gas cooking is highly valued by consumers,<\/strong> virtually all of whom have normal taste buds. It is the one gas appliance that consumers see and use daily. The blue flame is part of home life<\/strong>, as is the fireplace run by gas or propane.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, the furnace and water heater<\/strong> usually tucked away in the basement or equipment closet and operate unseen<\/strong>. Also unseen are the legions of new electric power plants transmission lines and battery<\/strong> storage system to provide ostensibly \u201cclean\u201d juice for these new electric appliances and<\/strong> the serious environmental, strategic, and human rights impacts from mining and processing heavy metals and rare earths.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact,\u00a0no<\/strong>\u00a0one has done a\u00a0comparative full fuel cycle analysis<\/strong>\u00a0to document\u00a0whether electrification is a good idea or a bad one<\/strong>; at least not a transparent analysis that has been subject to independent technical debate.\u00a0Neither<\/strong>\u00a0have the all-electrification busybodies presented\u00a0a comprehensive plan<\/strong>\u00a0to produce the millions of batteries necessary\u00a0for the electrical grid to be able to handle all these new uses, while burdened by intermittent wind and solar.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Govt. Misdirection:  Claims Gas Stoves Hazardous to Indoor Air Quality<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The first ploy was to claim gas stoves are unsafe concerning air pollutants.<\/strong>  Several problems with this attempt to regulate away these cooking appliances.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fear mongering about the \u201cexistential threat\u201d from Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) hasn\u2019t been working as well as planned. So maybe, they hope, additional fearmongering<\/strong> about how parents are putting their own children at risk due to respiratory ailments<\/strong>, such as asthma from your stove will do the trick.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are at least three agencies leading<\/strong> the Biden Administration\u2019s whole-of-government fossil-fuel eradication efforts.<\/strong> These are:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n