They want to ban Gas Ranges across the US! Rant ALERT! Lets get to the facts

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[00:00:36] Eric Goranson: Thanks for joining me in our midweek special today. Well, I would be amiss if I'm not talking about the controversy that came out Tuesday about the US Federal Agency trying to ban gas stoves here in the United States, and this is something we've. Talked on before and I wanted to make sure and touch on it again here cuz I mean, I don't care what news source [00:01:00] I'm turning around, there's a lot of people on both sides of the fence on this and I wanted to give some practical information about this so people can, can navigate this.

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[00:01:49] Eric Goranson: Now as far as the facts on cooking, mag magnetic induction is a more efficient cooking method than gas. So if I sit there [00:02:00] and say, okay, I'm gonna take two equal size stock pots, I'm gonna put 'em on a big, huge stock pot burner. And I'm gonna put one on a magnetic induction burner, made for a stockpot right next to it, and I fill 'em up with the exact same temperature of water, and I put 'em on high every single time.

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[00:02:47] Eric Goranson: Now, the advantage of magnetic induction is that you can sit there and you can control that, so you have a really fine control of that heat, where gas, you're just turning the gas up and on, and that's what you're. [00:03:00] What do I have in my house? I have a gas cooked up. You know, in full disclosure, I have a 40 inch range, a 48 inch range with six burners and a griddle down the middle, and it works fine.

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[00:03:41] Eric Goranson: You will not have a major health concern inside your house if you are using a properly tuned up range and that vent hood. It should be above that range that should be used every time you're cooking it, and that vent hood should [00:04:00] always vent outside. If we break this story down, this is a ventilation issue and not a natural gas stove issue period.

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[00:04:44] Eric Goranson: If you've got a frying pan with grease, and I'm gonna fry on my favorite fried chicken on a magnetic induction, I am still putting a lot of stuff in the air that is linked to poor indoor air quality [00:05:00] that will increase the chance of childhood asthma, having an issue with that. So there's the first problem.

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[00:05:37] Eric Goranson: Those recirculating vent hoods are garbage. They do not work. They should, they shouldn't be used. And, uh, you've heard me rant probably here before that there is no way that those things should be used or even sold in the home centers. There's no reason for it because they don't work, and that's the problem.[00:06:00]

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[00:06:24] Eric Goranson: If you think of a range hood, it's almost got like that area up there, like the bottom of umbrella, for instance. That catches all of that. When it comes up, it captures it there, so it could actually push up and get sucked up into the fan and out of the. So what you're seeing there is with none of that, it's relying on the fan to grab all of it at once.

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[00:07:11] Eric Goranson: And we have this conversation and then that homeowner can make their choice with that. You are much better off putting in a rain hood that's properly sized and then putting in a microwave down below. It's also safer too, cause you don't have to reach across a hot cooking surface to grab. So if I go over here to CNN Business, and I'll give them credit for this story that I'm reading here.

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[00:07:58] Eric Goranson: They found a study [00:08:00] found that almost 13% of childhood asthma in the US is attributable to gas stove use. They also told Bloomberg Agency plans to open public comment on gas stove hazards. And, uh, besides having a ban, they could set standards on emissions from the appliances. That's not gonna fix it, in my opinion.

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[00:08:45] Eric Goranson: It says short-term exposure to N oh two is linked to worsening asthma children. I totally get that. This can be, in my opinion, we're gonna get off the script here from what they're saying. This is one of those things that is, [00:09:00] and I, I, I have no problem with electric. But this is a hundred percent ventilation problem.

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[00:09:29] Eric Goranson: It's really that simple. So, um, it's interesting. The American Gas Association had pushed back against the natural gas ban in December saying it makes housing more expensive as electric homes require expensive retrofits. And here's an issue here, a ban on cooking appliances, gas, cooking appliances would remove all an affordable and preferred technology used in more, more than 40% of homes across the country said that industry spokes.

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[00:10:21] Eric Goranson: One, we're gonna be talking pests. So I've got a secret expert coming on the show to talk about bugs, mice, rats, and all of those things. And then, uh, we've also gonna be talking about, and that's our two. We're also gonna be talking with the Institute for Justice. And about a, uh, a new thing that's happening in Seattle that they've taken the city of Seattle to over permit.

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[00:11:05] Eric Goranson: All right, everybody. I'm gotta go back to, uh, doing my TV show here. Getting ready for that, uh, debut on February 18th. So we've been doing filming and getting that stuff ready, so, uh, enjoy it out there. Make sure you listen to last weekend's episode with the, uh, generation and power generation. That is a great episode.

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[00:11:42] Eric Goranson: So you don't wanna miss that if you're trying to think of one, uh, 50 bucks. Hey, that's a good discount code you don't wanna miss. All right, everybody, have a great rest of the week and thanks again for Listening to around the house.[00:12:00]