This is all the gas industry's fault

The gas industry's marketing has influenced American culture as quietly as the fumes from their much-beloved stoves.

A 1939 ad from the American Gas Association, which quietly popularized the phrase “Now you’re cookin’ with gas!” to discourage use of electric ones. Source: eBay

Controversy over gas stoves has dominated the news cycle this week. It started after a study found that pollution from gas stoves causes one in eight cases of childhood asthma. Asked for reactio…