Several States Considering Bans on New Homes Featuring Gas Appliances

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that at least half of all American homes utilize natural gas for such purposes as air and water heating, which makes up at least 15 percent of all natural gas use in the United States. Air heating that utilizes gas is cheaper than electric systems due to being more energy efficient, thus leading to them being the more popular option, especially for low-income households.

Such bans began gaining more widespread attention, and broader left-wing support, after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it was considering banning gas stoves nationwide, allegedly due to the effects of such appliances on the environment. The study that CPSC cited as a source justifying such a ban was partially funded by two far-left activist groups that are pushing for a transition to electric.

“Natural gas is our cleanest fossil [fuel] and it is responsible for the U.S. reducing carbon dioxide emissions more than other country, largely because we have centuries of the stuff.” said Dan Kish a senior fellow at the Institute for Energy Research. “God blessed North America with enormous energy wealth, and our only impediment is power-hungry politicians who want to make energy more expensive and more foreign, while bossing Americans around by telling them how to heat their homes and what kind of car they can drive.”

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