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Attacks on data centers are dominating headlines, ranging from run of the mill environmental claims to obscure and even bizarre issues.
The broader dynamic should look familiar, because a very similar playbook was used against fracking.
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Steve Everley
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Steve Everley
@saeverley
Energy communications and public affairs, @FTIConsulting. @newtgingrich and @AEI alum. Jayhawk. Opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.
Arlington, VA
Joined December 2008
- With all the talk about #gasstoves and alleged health threats, it's worth providing some background on where the research currently is on this issue, and how the feds suddenly decided these appliances are a health risk. 🧵 1/x
- Replying to @saeverleyFirst of all, the largest analysis of any link between gas stoves & childhood asthma (500,000+ children sampled worldwide) found “no evidence of an association between the use of gas as a cooking fuel and either asthma symptoms or asthma diagnosis.” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24429203/ 2/x
- Replying to @saeverleyHow did they arrive at that conclusion? The environment they created involved encasing a kitchen in plastic sheets, removing any ventilation, and then turning on the gas. No, really. From the study itself. 13/x pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
- So, about that recent controversial study linking #gasstoves to childhood asthma... A lead author now says the study "does not assume or estimate a causal relationship" between childhood asthma and natural gas stoves. washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-…
- Replying to @saeverleyMoreover, research shows that what you cook accounts for the vast majority of emissions. For example, olive oil – one of the most common cooking ingredients – generates 17x more emissions than gas stoves. 6/x osti.gov/servlets/purl/…
- Replying to @saeverleyThat study finding no evidence of a link between gas stoves and asthma is being ignored by most of the groups claiming an inherent health risk. Unfortunately, many in the media are also ignoring it or simply unaware of it. 3/x
- Replying to @saeverleySo in summary, the recent discussion about a potential ban on #gasstoves is not based on just one flawed study. It's based on several, as well as a misreading of a much larger body of research pointing toward another solution entirely. /end
- Replying to @saeverleyAgain, this is why ventilation is so important. Even if you mandated an expensive shift from gas to electric, you wouldn't be addressing the largest source of emissions in the kitchen. This is also why EPA and other agencies have focused on ventilation. 7/x
- Replying to @saeverleyThat's an important piece of info: Numerous studies examining indoor air quality point to ventilation as the most practical solution. Range hoods exist for a reason. 5/x
- Replying to @saeverleyAnother study found that peak NO2 emissions from gas stoves when using even the least effective ventilation fan was 15 ppb, considerably lower than the 100 ppb NAAQS for short-term exposure. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 4/x
- Replying to @saeverleyIt should go without saying that an airtight kitchen encased in plastic sheets is not representative of any real-world kitchen that any of us actually use. 14/x
- Replying to @saeverleyAlso of note, the 2020 UCLA study was bankrolled by the Sierra Club, which is running multiple anti-fossil fuel campaigns. The researchers fully disclosed the funding from Sierra Club. ph.ucla.edu/news/press-rel… 11/x
- Replying to @saeverleyOf note: the UCLA study linking gas stoves to asthma from 2020 (referenced above) also assumed no ventilation in the kitchen. Notice a trend here? 15/x
