The left are pro-choice on exactly one thing

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There was a subscriber comment on an article in The Washington Post on the political polarization of plug in electric vehicles that made me chuckle. The commenter styling himself oneofmanyopinions wrote:

I’m not a tree hugger, but every time I hear a Republican, such as Bill Barr, say things like “they want to take our gas stoves” as justification to vote for Trump, I know I’m witnessing ignorance at a high level.

I responded, noting that immediately to the right of the article was a blurb for one entitled “Gas stoves spread harmful pollution beyond the kitchen, study finds.”

Gas stoves spread harmful pollution beyond the kitchen, study finds

A study finds that the nitrogen dioxide emitted from stoves impacts the entire home, in some cases hours after the stove was turned off.

by Amudalat Ajasa | Friday, May 3, 2024 | 2:00 PM EDT

Tina Johnson’s kitchen hasn’t changed much over the years. Her gas stove anchors the room, its click and blue flames a signal to her family that it’s time for a meal.

But testing done in her home in the Harlem neighborhood of New York and in others across the country show that people with gas and propane stoves breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, which can trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions, according to a new study Stanford University researchers published Friday in the journal Science Advances.

The new research estimates that long-term exposure to the staple kitchen appliance could be responsible for 50,000 current pediatric asthma cases from nitrogen dioxide.

The study found that the nitrogen dioxide emitted from stoves didn’t just linger in the kitchen area but impacted the entire home — in some cases hours after the stove was turned off. Indigenous, Alaska Native, Hispanic and Black households, as well as low-income households, experience the highest exposure to nitrogen dioxide from gas and propane from cooking, the study found.

Another commenter styling himself WashingTim was displeased with what I pointed out, writing:

That study said nothing about regulating gas stoves.

However, has WashingTim looked carefully, he would have noticed that, embedded under the first internal link, “gas stove,” was an earlier Post article, which said explicitly that was a possible goal:

U.S. agency examines secret pollution source in 40 million homes: Gas stoves.

The hidden hazard of these appliances, indoor air quality exposure and asthma is finally getting attention

by Shannon Osaka | January 10, 2023 | 3:49 PM EST | Updated: January 11,
023 | 11:48 AM EST

For years, scientists and health advocates have tried to bring attention to a secret source of air pollution sitting in 40 million homes around the United States — which jump-starts childhood asthma, increases the risk of respiratory problems and emits planet-warming gasses.

And now, those efforts seem to be gaining traction. On Monday, Richard Trumka Jr., one of the four commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), said in an interview that the U.S. agency was considering a ban on gas stoves — or, at least, standards around the amount of toxic fumes such stoves can spew into Americans’ kitchens.

On Wednesday, the commission’s chair said it would not ban gas stoves, but was researching health risks of gas stoves and possible increases to safety standards.

It would seem to me that efforts to ban gas stoves would be a reason to vote for Donald Trump, to keep the government regulators out of our kitchens and our homes. We have previously noted how wealthy New Englanders, from the very region which gave Joe Biden a huge percentage of their votes, loves their gas ranges:

Five separate articles — yes, four having the same headline — noting how people with money in New England love their gas appliances.

“I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so,” said Alexander Hoehn-Saric, the chair of the commission, in a statement.

Some cities — including Los Angeles, Seattle and New York — have already moved to ban gas stoves in certain new homes and apartments. Kathy Hochul (D), the governor of New York, has also proposed banning gas hookups, including for gas stoves, in new buildings in the entire state.

The propane fireplace that is our secondary heat source.

It seems that Our Betters actually do want to ban gas ranges, at least for Other People. Mrs Hochul, who has a guesstimated net worth of $2,000,000, uses gas ranges at both New York’s executive mansion and her personal home in Buffalo, but she doesn’t you to have the luxury that she has. I previously noted that we went without sparktricity for 28½ hours, but that our 2018 remodel, which included a propane range, water heater, and fireplace meant that we stayed warm, and could bathe, and cook. Had we been living in a brand new home in upstate New York, Mrs Hochul would have simply said, “Too bad, so sad, must suck to be you!”

If people are worried that having a gas range in their kitchens will cause them harm, by all means, I absolutely support them going out and buying a new electric range. Of course, it will also cost them a couple thousand bucks for a licensed electrician to come over and add the 220-volt circuit for that range, as there might not have been one with a gas stove there previously, but hey, that’s all part of the decision-taking process.

But, for the global warming climate change activists? Nope, you will be forced to comply, and you will like it. That’s the one thing you must always remember about the left: they are pro-choice on exactly one thing.

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  1. Ultimately they would even like to take away the choice of childbirth from most people, since restricting one appliance just nibbles away at the edge of the ‘problem’. Really, you are the carbon they want to reduce.

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