‘For laundry libertarians it’s a case of: give me the longest, least-efficient spin cycle going, or give me death.’‘For laundry libertarians it’s a case of: give me the longest, least-efficient spin cycle going, or give me death.’
f you’ve ever wished your dishwasher used more water, or found your fridge too cheap to run, help is at hand. US” idiocy. For the mercifully uninitiated, one of 2023’s more niche culture war moments crystallised around an allegation that “the Feds” were going to “take away” gas stoves.
Regardless, there followed an exciting period during which Ron DeSantis – I can’t quite believe I’m typing this – replaced the rattlesnake on the Florida flag with a gas cooker in anand assorted food-prep freedom fighters posted pictures of the flickering blue flames of liberty. It was a moment of lighthearted entertainment in unremittingly grim times, so hooray for Appliance War II.
Its target is broader this time: proposals to allow the pinko menace of energy efficiency to proliferate in the land of the free. Energy efficiency – how dare they? Thankfully, the indefatigable wingnut, er, wing of the Republican party is on the case. I bring you, with boggle-eyed incredulity, news of thebills. The aim of these extremely normal proposals is to restrict the Department of Energy’s freedom to set efficiency standards for domestic appliances.