newbee123 | 3 years ago | on: U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears
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newbee123 | 3 years ago | on: U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears
This whole article smells. Trumka has been a union politico most of his career, not a science or health & safety guy. The paper they cite is a meta-study, and it's curious that the meta is inspiring more action than any of the original papers[0]. That, and the primary researcher is from an "environmental" nonprofit (rocky mountain institute) rather than a health & safety one, and the board of this nonprofit consists mostly of private equity & energy guys[1].
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Had a similar experience buying an "eco-friendly" crib mattress. "Made with soy", green seal of approval from some eco non-profit. Dig a little deeper, turns out to be made of (flammable, off-gassing, non-biodegradable) polyurethane foam--soybean oil was just the feedstock. Checked out the eco non-profit's website... Turns out everyone on the board is a chemical industry lobbyist.
This natural gas story has the same structure. Fund a non-profit to cherry-pick papers into a new metastudy, bribe a few politicians or an agency head to put the force of law behind it, and as soon as the ball starts rolling, place a few bets, profit.