NW Natural is an obstacle to Oregon’s clean energy future.
“But even as [Oregon] moves away from fossil fuels, its largest gas utility keeps sinking money into expanding its system of “natural” gas pipelines, and passing the extra costs on to Oregon families through higher energy bills. Simply put, NW Natural’s business model is incompatible with Oregon’s clean energy future.” — Gas Leaks
Stanford scientists find the climate and health impacts of natural gas stoves are greater than previously thought
Natural gas stoves release methane – a potent greenhouse gas – and other pollutants through leaks and incomplete combustion. Stanford researchers estimate that methane leaking from stoves inside U.S. homes has the same climate impact as about 500,000 gasoline-powered cars and the stoves can expose people to respiratory disease-triggering pollutants.
By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, 1/27/2022
The hidden dangers lurking in your kitchen
Cooking might be the way to someone’s heart, but it could also be the way to hospital. The number of accidents involving knives, boiling water, and deep-fat fryers is truly impressive. More than 67,000 children alone are injured in the kitchen in the UK every year, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and that doesn’t include those adults who decide to deep-fry a whole chicken or put the bagel knife through their finger.
By Veronique Greenwood, Future, 3/8/2022
Natural Gas - Maybe Not So Clean and Wholesome After All
“In particular, natural gas is correlated with an increase in asthma symptoms in children. Asthma is an insidious illness which can strike a person at any time, limiting many people in their recreation.”
The Corvallis Advocate
By John M. Burt, 4/7/2022