As a consumer, what should someone target first if they want to try to get gas out of their homes? What I would get rid of is the gas stove. The science is rock solid but the notion that researchers like her distinguished researcher from john Hopkins university has been documenting that children are being exposed every time their parents turn on the gas stove to asthma attack inducing levels of air pollution and that's why is a crime. That falls squarely at the feet of the gas industry who this day will put out press releases saying well no federal agencies ever said that gas stoves are particularly harmful for public health. This is something profound we can all do as an individual to shut down a coal plant or
It’s become common for homeowners to install solar panels to provide themselves with emission-free electricity. But increasingly more attention is being paid to decarbonizing things inside the home – the machines that heat and cool water and air, dry our clothes and cook our food. The Inflation Reduction Act includes many ways for homeowners and renters to start to electrify their lives. And in some places, builders are developing highly efficient, all electric homes from the get-go. What more is needed to make our buildings greener and get away from fossil fuels?
Guests:
Mark Chambers, Sr. Director Building Emissions & Community Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Bruce Nilles, Executive Director, Climate Imperative
Contributing Producer: Cody Short, WBHM
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