CNN reporter claims using gas stove is like 'having a car idling' inside your home



CNN reporter Bill Weir, the network's "chief climate correspondent," uncritically promoted on Wednesday the alarmist narrative about gas stoves.

What is the background?

The Biden administration was reportedly considering a nationwide ban on gas-burning stoves after one study connected the appliances to childhood asthma.

That study, published last month in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, claimed that nearly 13% "of current childhood asthma nationwide is attributed to gas stove use, which is similar to the childhood asthma burden attributed to secondhand smoke exposure."

What did Weir claim?

Speaking about the development on CNN, Weir claimed "the science" shows that operating gas stoves inside a residence is akin to placing a vehicle inside a building and letting it idle.

"The science is showing us that having a gas stove, in a small apartment, especially with bad ventilation, it's like having a car idling there," he claimed.

Weir added that if "you have young kids, it can affect cognitive abilities as well as asthma." Other than referring to the IJERP article, he did not cite any evidence to corroborate his claims.

The reporter went on to declare that banning gas stoves would not just be about personal health but also climate change.

"Methane is 80 times more powerful than CO2 when it comes to heating up the planet," he said.

\u201cCNN's @BillWeirCNN: "The science is showing us having a gas stove, in a small apartment especially with bad ventilation, is like having a car idling there. If you have young kids, it can affect cognitive abilities, as well as asthma."\u201d
— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1673451016

Anything else?

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric said Wednesday that his agency will not ban gas stoves.

"Research indicates that emissions from gas stoves can be hazardous, and the CPSC is looking for ways to reduce related indoor air quality hazards. But to be clear, I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so," Hoehn-Saric said.

"CPSC is researching gas emissions in stoves and exploring new ways to address health risks. CPSC also is actively engaged in strengthening voluntary safety standards for gas stoves. And later this spring, we will be asking the public to provide us with information about gas stove emissions and potential solutions for reducing any associated risks," he added.

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CNN's Bill Weir issues sexist insult against GOP candidate, and gets fierce social media backlash



A climate correspondent for CNN made what many saw as a sexist attack against a female Republican candidate and saw a fierce backlash on social media.

Bill Weir diminished the accomplishments of Kelly Loeffler, the businesswoman running in the run-off election for one of Georgia's U.S. Senate seats, in a tweet on Wednesday.

Good news, Georgia!If you live on a farm, you now qualify to marry the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange! https://t.co/dLXFantplB
— Bill Weir (@Bill Weir)1605722184.0

"Good news, Georgia!" tweeted Weir. "If you live on a farm, you now qualify to marry the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange!"

Weir was mocking Loeffler for speaking about how she was able to achieve the American dream despite getting started from humble beginnings.

"I've lived the American dream. I went from the farm to the Fortune 500. I want Georgians to have the same freedom & opportunities I had," said Loeffler in the tweet Weir mocked. "And it won't be possible if we go down the road to socialism. We must hold the line and protect the American Dream."

Loeffler had worked to achieve an impressive business career before she married the CEO of a financial services company, but Weir denigrated those achievements and earned the ire of many on social media.

"Are you seriously insinuating that a woman is only successful because of her spouse?" responded Heritage analyst Ana Rosa Quintana.

"You are a disgusting, sexist pig," responded California GOP committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon.

"If a Fox News correspondent said something like this about a Democratic candidate, it'd be a lead story on CNN and feminists would be denouncing it," said commentator Erick Erickson.

Thanks so much to @BillWeirCNN for explaining why half the country thinks the left wing media is hot garbage in a single tweet," tweeted Red State editor Kira Davis.

"Are you serious with this take? Are you actually suggesting that her success just came from marriage? Because it sounds like you should read a bit more," replied NRSC advisor Matt Whitlock.

Others pointed out that CNN had reported on "sexist rhetoric" that female politicians had experienced during elections to show the hypocrisy in Weir's mocking tweet.

Weir had previously apologized in 2014 for referring to Fox News as "willfully ignorant f**ksticks."

Here's Bill Weir talking to Trump supporters in 2018:

CNN anchor Bill Weir talks politics with Sturgis bikerswww.youtube.com