My journey to an electric stove began with worry over cars. They correlated to my cooking on our gas stove. I was so surprised by what I’d found, I wrote an article a year ago for The Boston Globe alerting readers to the danger of gas stoves, which after all burned fossil fuels no less than did the cars outside. Here’s my assessment — using George Washington’s words — of three big policy ideas floating in the ether:Ban gas stoves for new construction. Force the 35% of American households that currently use gas stoves to switch to electric.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2023 11:02 UTC