Yes, I personally saw the tweets claiming that the Dems are coming for our gas stoves. They were from people like Senators Marsha Blackburn, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul. Blackburn is a moron and probably believes it; both Cruz and Paul know they're lying and are probably just trying to rile up their base and make this another "culture war" issue they can use to fundraise, all the while giggling about how gullible their supporters are. Then there are D-list "celebrities" like Kevin Sorbo (he once played Hercules on TV) who tweeted that "they will have to pry my gas stove from my cold, dead hands". Seriously, that's what he said.
There are problems with natural gas, especially in a closed space like a home. There is evidence that it may contribute to asthma in children because it emits other compounds like methane and carbon monoxide, and it IS dangerous - we've had several instances here in the past few years where houses have blown up due to a gas leak. We probably shouldn't be using it, but there's no truth to the rumor that the Dems are planning to ban it and confiscate gas stoves, which is the false story that the GOP is currently trying to sell.
I don't pretend to know what the solution is, but until alternatives are developed we're stuck with what we have. We're killing our planet and there is no Plan B; we need to find a way to fix it.
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