Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Gas stoves and indoor air quality

[Rob Sandelin (floriferous]

Natural gas burning stoves release unburnt gases and also CO2.  A neighbor
told me that you want to have a good exhaust hood and use it every time you
use the stove. 


Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer
The Environmental Science School
http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joani Blank [mailto:joani [at] swansway.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:24 AM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: [C-L]_ Gas stoves and indoor air quality

Several years ago when I visited Pioneer Valley Cohousing, I noticed that
many of the homes had electric ranges in their kitchen. As I really dislike
cooking with electric burners (no instant adjustments and they don't go off
when you turn them off or go on when you turn them on), and I know most
cooks and chefs would never choose electricity over gas, I inquired about
this.  I was told that when the group was  in discussion about what
stove/range would be "standard" in their units, an indoor air quality expert
met with the group.  Among many other pieces of advice, this person advised
the group that gas ranges contribute significantly to poor indoor air
quality.

I had never heard anything about that, nor has it been corroborated for me
since then.  Can anyone reading this listserve shine some light on this
matter?

Joani
p.s.  You'll never convince me to give up my gas stove, but I heard a news
report on indoor air quality the other day and my curiosity was piqued once
again.

Joani Blank
Swan's Market Cohousing
Oakland, CA 


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