The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms.
The further irony is that most of the red states where people make a big deal over this shit overwhelmingly run electric. Running fossil gas infrastructure was something that largely was only done in the rich and progressive places, originally. Even in those red states a lot of the places that have gas are a little urban areas that lean comparably or entirely blue.
Republicans care deeply about their right to keep their gas stoves irrespective of the fact that they didn’t have them in the first place.
The main force fueling all this handkerchief wringing is obviously just lobbyists for the gas industry though. I’m sure that goes without saying but I’m going to say it anyway.
The further irony is that most of the red states where people make a big deal over this shit overwhelmingly run electric. Running fossil gas infrastructure was something that largely was only done in the rich and progressive places, originally. Even in those red states a lot of the places that have gas are a little urban areas that lean comparably or entirely blue.
Republicans care deeply about their right to keep their gas stoves irrespective of the fact that they didn’t have them in the first place.
The main force fueling all this handkerchief wringing is obviously just lobbyists for the gas industry though. I’m sure that goes without saying but I’m going to say it anyway.