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Your Gas Stove, Your Health, and Climate Change

Provided by: National Public Radio |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This short NPR podcast and longer article breaks down the negative aspects of using natural gas, and focuses on the emissions that gas stoves release into homes.
The article is preceded by a short podcast that summarizes the article, and includes a written transcript of the podcast that can be accessed by clicking the paragraph symbol on the audio file.

Subjects: Biology, Civics, Health

Authors: Jeff Brady

Region: North America, United States

Languages: English

Positives

This short podcast is interesting and engaging, and clearly states the argument against the use of natural gas use in the home.
The article goes into more depth than the podcast and allows for many class questions and debates.
The article has many resources linked throughout, and takes statements from all sides.

Prerequisites

Students should know the definitions of words such as epidemiology, combustion, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and nitrogen dioxide.

Differentiation & Implementation

This article could be used in an English class as an example of a persuasive essay.
A potential activity could be a debate where the teacher divides the class into two groups, where one group argues for gas stoves and the other group argues against gas stoves.
Science classes could use this to show the effect of natural gas on climate change.
Some other related resources are this StC lesson plan Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts, and this article Should It Be Called "Natural Gas" or "Methane"?.

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