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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">“</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">The findings come as scientists and climate advocates increasingly urge homeowners to switch to all-electric stoves,
water boilers and other appliances,”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Well and good. What are the emissions at the electricity source, and how are people supposed to afford the electricity? Gas is cheap. Double the price and it is still
cheap. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Fuel N is supposed to be removed at source down to a certain level so that NOx is not a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">The leakage of gas from stoves while operating is a very interesting thing to note. Surely these appliances are tested under an EPA hood and it shows up as CxHy in
the gas analysis?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Thanks Kevin. That was a useful read.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Stoves <stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>K McLean<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:20<br>
<b>To:</b> Stoves and Biofuels Network <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Stoves] ***SPAM*** WaPo: The Climate 202: Gas stoves pose a big risk to the planet and your health, study says<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">Gas stoves in kitchens pose a greater risk to the planet and your health than previously thought<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">A kitchen stove that is powered by natural gas. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research suggests that gas-burning stoves in kitchens across America may pose a greater risk to the planet and public health than previously thought, <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2F35df10c%2F61f294c29d2fda14d70c2591%2F596a7559ae7e8a0ef33ea145%2F8%2F41%2F61f294c29d2fda14d70c2591&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8d6d514fdd4e4ef0fa8e08d9e1b9e44b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637789010797935197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=QyJ%2FqhxHxpGppkk1NEoIWZvuwZcEr%2Fu7%2BBxGTg4Albw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#222222">your
Climate 202 host reports this morning</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gas stoves release more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, than the <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Environmental Protection Agency</span></strong> estimates, according to the
study published today in the journal <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Environmental Science and Technology</span></strong>. The appliances also emit significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant that can trigger asthma and other
respiratory conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The findings come as scientists and climate advocates increasingly urge homeowners to switch to all-electric stoves, water boilers and other appliances, even as the natural gas industry fights
in New York and across the country to keep the blue flames of gas-burning stoves as a staple of American homes.</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“If you have the financial ability to swap out a gas stovetop for an electric induction cooktop, I do think it's a good idea,” said <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rob Jackson</span></strong>,
a co-author of the study and professor at Stanford. “It's a good idea for the planet and for air quality.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The American Gas Association</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, a trade group that represents more than 200 companies, has defended the industry’s
efforts to reduce its climate impact, noting that annual methane emissions from natural gas distribution systems have declined 69 percent since 1990 and that residential natural gas use amounts to only a small portion of U.S. emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We are committed to going even further by investing nearly $30 billion each year to modernize our system and $4.3 million every day to help our customers and communities shrink their carbon footprint
through energy efficiency improvements,” <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Karen Harbert</span></strong>, the association’s president and CEO, said in a statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here's what to know about the paper and its implications for climate science and policy:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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