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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2024 20:33:59 JST Ars Technica

   New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually

   California is considering a law that would require warning labels on gas stoves.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/05/new-research-shows-gas-stove-emissions-contribute-to-19000-deaths-annually/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Dean Segovis (hackaweek@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2024 20:56:19 JST Dean Segovis

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     @arstechnica To clarify, this issue centers around natural gas, not propane. Propane combustion does indeed emit more CO2 than natural gas, but natural gas emits methane and other toxic gasses that propane does not.

   • Fahri Reza (dozymoe@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2024 22:14:33 JST Fahri Reza

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     @arstechnica COVID-19 though...

   • pang pang trululu trululu (kiki_mwai_mwai@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 01:00:34 JST pang pang trululu trululu

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     @arstechnica did not know about formaldehyde

   • thejacenallen (thejacenallen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 02:21:09 JST thejacenallen

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     @arstechnica oooh a warning label that might reduce it by ten

   • Carel van Lange (carelvanlange@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 02:40:02 JST Carel van Lange

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     @arstechnica sufficient ventilation is key

   • mmalc (mmalc@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2024 04:08:53 JST mmalc

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     @arstechnica
     To bring a point up to top-level, for those who assert that "all people need is a hood over the stove”: It doesn’t necessarily vent very well:

     "Pollutant capture efficiency (CE) ranged from <15% to >98%, varying across hoods and with airflow and burner position for each hood.”

     https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es3001079

     And of course that's only if people switch them on.