Calls to ban gas stoves are anti-science, anti-freedom, and anti-energy
Alex Epstein 6 hr ago
Instead of informing us with accurate science about gas stoves so we can make better decisions, anti-fossil fuel activists are distorting science to justify forcing their anti-gas agenda on us.
Early 2023 has featured a carefully orchestrated campaign in which:
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A paper whose lead author is an anti-fossil-fuel activist claims that gas stoves cause 12.7% of child asthma.
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The Federal government and NY proposed bans on new gas stoves.
3 reasons we should reject this campaign [ban gas stoves].
The campaign against gas stoves should be rejected for 3 reasons:
1. Families have the right to incorporate any real science about gas stoves as they judge best
2. The 12.7% claim is a distortion of science
3. The anti-gas movement is a threat to our grid and therefore our health
Whether and how to use a gas or electric stove should be determined by individuals and families based on what they judge best. For example, many will rationally choose to use a cheaper, more functional gas stove with good ventilation as the best option.
There are many decisions that families make that affect kids’ health far more than a gas vs. electric stove: what kinds of food kids eat, how much exercise they get, and how much money parents allocate to health vs. other expenses.
Do governments then get to dictate all these?
Does anyone have the right to dictate what parents feed their kids, how much exercise kids get, and how much of their money families spend on healthcare?
No.
They only have the right to try to persuade parents with good info and arguments. The same applies to gas stoves.
Whenever someone offers you “science,” not to inform your voluntary choices but to impose a ban on you, you can be confident that what they are calling science is a distortion.
This is certainly the case with the pseudo-precise claim that gas stoves cause 12.7% of child asthma.
Any confident claim that something causes specifically X% of asthma is BS. Asthma is a cluster of symptoms that researchers do not have a clear causal picture of.
As the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute states, “The exact cause of asthma is unknown, and the causes may be different from person to person.”
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lots moar at link, including charts and graphs
https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/calls-to-ban-gas-stoves-are-anti