Down to Earth: How gas stoves ignited an American culture war

In this week’s newsletter: In the US, rightwing politicians and commentators are red hot about a future without gas stoves – but it’s the change America needs

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The US is deep into its second week of a strange culture war over, of all things, gas stoves. It’s a snarky sort of battle that tells us a lot about how the next phase of the effort to tackle the climate crisis may play out.