Cooking with gas
President-elect Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that seeks to protect gas-powered appliances including stoves and heaters from federal and local regulators who want to phase them out of homes and businesses, two sources familiar with the plans said.
Republicans, including Trump, have spent the last few years attacking local Democrat efforts to limit gas-powered appliances in new construction projects amid environmental and health concerns.
The U.S. consumer regulator said in 2023 it was reviewing gas appliances and links with respiratory conditions such as asthma, but noted that any regulation would be a lengthy process.
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When I built my house I went with a gas cooktop and gas heating. I still use the gas cooktop and like it. I have noticed no problems with it. For heating, I mainly rely on the wood-burning heater. Last night the temperature dropped to below freezing and my wood-burning stove kept the temperature in the house in the high sixties overnight. I began using the wood burner because I have an abundance of trees on my acreage and during a drought several of the trees died. I am still converting the dead trees to firewood and have enough to get me through a couple of winters on just the ones I cut. The savings on the wood burning is significant. When I built the house the cost of gas heating was a modest $50 a month in the winter. The current price would be over $300 a month if I was still using gas heating. One of my neighbors also gave me a large supply of firewood from his dead trees. The metal wood-burning stove is much more efficient than a traditional fireplace.
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