You may have heard the news: gas stoves release toxic air pollution connected to asthma and cancer. While this recent political firestorm is new, the science is anything but — researchers have been documenting the health threats from gas stoves for decades:   1977: “Boys and girls from homes in which gas was used for […]

In Glass Onion, the new Netflix sequel to the popular murder mystery Knives Out, a wealthy billionaire concocts a scheme to pipe explosive hydrogen gas into peoples’ homes. Spoiler alert: the consequences are deadly. Shockingly, this scenario isn’t just Hollywood fiction. Faced with increasing pressure to look like they’re reducing climate pollution from their operations, […]

When it comes to “natural” gas, the fossil fuel industry has used variations of the same marketing pitch for decades: gas is a “bridge fuel” that can get us away from coal and oil until renewable energy is “ready.” Even as wind and solar proved its readiness by becoming the cheapest and fastest growing sources […]

The fossil fuel industry doesn’t just drill for “natural” gas in remote areas, away from people. Nationwide, nearly 18 million Americans live near oil and gas extraction sites and deal with air pollution that increases the risk of premature birth, asthma and cancers like leukemia.   Children in those communities can’t even avoid that pollution […]

You probably know what to do when you smell rotten eggs or sulfur in your home — get outside as soon as possible and call 911. There could be a gas leak, which can have deadly consequences. But did you know that the foul smell in “natural” gas isn’t natural at all? When gas is […]

✓ Gas is expensive  ✓ Gas stoves pollute the air even when they’re turned off  ✓ Gas leaks and explosions are a danger to Virginians ✓ Keep Virginia clean! Clean energy is booming in Virginia, thanks to the Virginia Clean Economy Act that passed the state legislature in 2020. Solar energy is now the most […]

It may be hard to believe given what you see on TV, but false advertising is a crime that can be punished with fines and jail time. That’s potentially bad news for the people that sell and market “natural” gas, who continue to mislead the public by calling their product “clean.” Growing movement in Canada […]

Oregon has made huge strides away from fossil fuels in recent years – from an ambitious statewide bill to transition to 100% clean electricity to cutting-edge city programs like the Portland Clean Energy Fund, which invests in all-electric appliances to lower the monthly bills and clean the air in communities of color.   But even […]

If you pay a gas bill every month, it’s likely that you’re paying to make your neighbors dependent on methane gas for decades to come. When a new home is being built, gas utilities usually pay for the new pipes and meters needed to hook it up to the gas system, and then recoup those […]

Gas explosions are shockingly common across the country – causing major damage, injury or death roughly every other day. But few cities have more direct experience with the dangers of gas than Silver Spring, Maryland.   On a warm summer day in 2016, the daily routine at the Flower Branch garden apartment complex in Silver […]

We know that the “natural” gas in millions of American homes is mostly methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s worsening the climate crisis. But it turns out that may not even be the worst thing coming out of your gas stove.   A new study from researchers at PSE Healthy Energy found benzene – a […]

It’s hard to ignore the headlines: Europe is facing a long, challenging winter, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and manipulation of its gas supplies has sent energy prices through the roof. The recent apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline – just as the region moves closer to winter, when energy demand is highest – […]

There’s a growing energy affordability crisis that is putting millions of Americans at risk of eviction and having their lights turned off by their utilities. And it’s being driven by a specific energy source that the fossil fuel industry constantly tells us is the “affordable” option: “natural” gas.    The cost of gas tripled this […]

As more and more of the world embraces clean electricity in their homes instead of “natural” gas, the gas industry is trying desperately to get ahead of the cultural shifts away from their polluting product. Their latest strategy borrows straight from the tobacco industry playbook – market their dirty product to the next generation. The […]

Today people from across the country are rallying in Washington to pressure Congress to say no to one of the most egregious handouts ever given to the fossil fuel industry. The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress last month, included many important clean energy investments that will help wean the country off polluting methane gas […]

  You’ve probably heard the term “gaslighting.” It’s when someone tries to confuse another person by making them doubt and question reality. It turns out it’s not just for toxic relationships anymore! The fossil fuel industry has officially gaslit us about the reality of “natural” gas.    There’s nothing “natural” about natural gas. It’s actually […]

Here’s some science that no one debates: nitrogen oxides are bad for you. They’re a leading cause of childhood asthma, they’re associated with heart disease, and they combine with other elements in the atmosphere to create smog, ground-level ozone and acid rain.   Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency long ago began […]

In decades of advertising for “natural” gas, there’s one word you hear over and over again: clean. But mounting evidence shows that the industry’s product is anything but – it’s contributing to asthma in children who live in homes with gas stoves, it contains toxins linked to cancer and it’s responsible for nearly half of […]

When asked where they want their energy to come from, Arizonans and Nevadans are crystal clear: they want more clean electricity like wind and solar, and less fossil fuels. But Southwest Gas – the region’s largest gas utility – is working overtime to keep the region hooked on its methane gas. Whether through backroom lobbying […]

If you’ve got a gas furnace, water heater or stove in your home, you’ve probably already noticed: the price of “natural” gas is on the rise. The wholesale price has nearly tripled just this year, and gas utilities across the country are responding with big rate increases that mean higher monthly bills for millions of […]

Following a series of deadly explosions and growing evidence that a vast amount of planet-warming methane is leaking from the country’s aging gas system, utilities across the country are spending upwards of $15 billion a year to replace leaking pipelines. But data from several cities that have invested heavily in pipeline replacement programs reveal this […]

As the climate crisis intensifies and more people hear about the health and safety risks of “natural” gas in our homes, the transition towards renewable electricity like wind and solar is accelerating. For those of us that appreciate clean air and the promise of a stable climate, this is good news. But for the gas […]

The fine print of your monthly energy bills likely contains lots of small surcharges and extra fees from your utility. But there’s one they don’t list that should anger anyone who is a fan of clean air, a stable climate and a healthy democracy. Just about every gas utility in the country is a member […]