Posted on Jan 21, 2023
Bay Area Regulators Want To Ban Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters
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On March 15, regulators will decide if they will ban new propane water heaters and furnaces, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Residents would have to replace their broken gas units with electric appliances, starting in 2027 for most water heaters and in 2029 for furnaces.
The sweeping proposal from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's board is similar to a recent move by the Biden administration to crack down on gas stoves because of their alleged link to childhood asthma. The news drew immediate public outrage, which the media described as the latest twist in the "culture wars."
The sweeping proposal from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's board is similar to a recent move by the Biden administration to crack down on gas stoves because of their alleged link to childhood asthma. The news drew immediate public outrage, which the media described as the latest twist in the "culture wars."
Bay Area Regulators Want To Ban Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters
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Yep, add more electric appliances to an electric grid that can’t handle the current load. These people in charge are a special kind of stupid! IMHO
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The lead author of the new study, Brady Seals, a manager in the Carbon-Free Buildings program at RMI — a nonprofit that works on sustainability research — made it clear that she and her colleagues did not say or conclude that gas stoves cause asthma, but rather her study highlights just one association (of several) that links respiratory health risks to gas stoves.
Point is, health risks from gas stoves can vary from person to person. Generally, healthy people, or those with larger or well-ventilated kitchens where gases can dissipate, don’t necessarily need to worry as much. That said, there’s more to asthma than meets the eye.
There isn’t a clear list that rates all indoor asthma triggers, so it’s hard to compare gas stove health threats to those of other indoor pollutants, including paint products, cockroaches, candles, cleaning supplies, dust mites, pet dander, secondhand cigarette smoke, mold, and carpets. To reduce the risk of asthma from these kinds of pollutants, experts say you should routinely clean food crumbs from the floor, dust furniture, and have professionals check for more serious pollutants such as mold, radon, lead, and asbestos. [Dr. Christy Sadreameli, a pediatric pulmonologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins]
Vanderbilt University researchers, in 2018, published a study that reviewed 32 meta-analyses on the association between individual risk factors and asthma development in children between 0 and 13 years old (most kids experience asthma symptoms by age 6).
The team found that about 51% of asthma cases in children were attributable to RSV infections and antibiotic use during infancy. The other greatest risk factors were birth by C-section, being overweight or obese, pre-and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure, and sensitivity to allergens. It is also associated with inherited tendencies in parents with asthma. [Mayo Clinic]
Allergies, for one, are responsible for most asthma symptoms or flare-ups, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, but in some children, non-allergic triggers like cold air and exercise can cause asthma symptoms.
Vanderbilt University researchers, in 2018, published a study that reviewed 32 meta-analyses on the association between individual risk factors and asthma development in children between 0 and 13 years old (most kids experience asthma symptoms by age 6).
The team found that about 51% of asthma cases in children were attributable to RSV infections and antibiotic use during infancy. The other greatest risk factors were birth by C-section, being overweight or obese, pre-and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure, and sensitivity to allergens.
Research has shown if your gas appliances such as stoves, water heaters, and furnaces that are ventilated properly the risk are low.
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Point is, health risks from gas stoves can vary from person to person. Generally, healthy people, or those with larger or well-ventilated kitchens where gases can dissipate, don’t necessarily need to worry as much. That said, there’s more to asthma than meets the eye.
There isn’t a clear list that rates all indoor asthma triggers, so it’s hard to compare gas stove health threats to those of other indoor pollutants, including paint products, cockroaches, candles, cleaning supplies, dust mites, pet dander, secondhand cigarette smoke, mold, and carpets. To reduce the risk of asthma from these kinds of pollutants, experts say you should routinely clean food crumbs from the floor, dust furniture, and have professionals check for more serious pollutants such as mold, radon, lead, and asbestos. [Dr. Christy Sadreameli, a pediatric pulmonologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins]
Vanderbilt University researchers, in 2018, published a study that reviewed 32 meta-analyses on the association between individual risk factors and asthma development in children between 0 and 13 years old (most kids experience asthma symptoms by age 6).
The team found that about 51% of asthma cases in children were attributable to RSV infections and antibiotic use during infancy. The other greatest risk factors were birth by C-section, being overweight or obese, pre-and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure, and sensitivity to allergens. It is also associated with inherited tendencies in parents with asthma. [Mayo Clinic]
Allergies, for one, are responsible for most asthma symptoms or flare-ups, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, but in some children, non-allergic triggers like cold air and exercise can cause asthma symptoms.
Vanderbilt University researchers, in 2018, published a study that reviewed 32 meta-analyses on the association between individual risk factors and asthma development in children between 0 and 13 years old (most kids experience asthma symptoms by age 6).
The team found that about 51% of asthma cases in children were attributable to RSV infections and antibiotic use during infancy. The other greatest risk factors were birth by C-section, being overweight or obese, pre-and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure, and sensitivity to allergens.
Research has shown if your gas appliances such as stoves, water heaters, and furnaces that are ventilated properly the risk are low.
Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Robert Thornton PV2 Scott Mollette
SPC Douglas Bolton
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