Restricting any fuel, other than electricity, for the purpose of cooking is a terrible idea! Prohibiting burning of anything, other than electric, for the purpose of cooking would not only effect people in their homes, but would in essence be the end of all gatherings which revolve around a barbeque grill. Many vendors cannot setup and cook the food they sell with electric. One, in particular, is New York's Cornell Chicken. Brook's BBQ, and others make this New York specialty, and New York banning all vendors from cooking with fuels other than electric is impossible, and would end the business'. Additionally, camping in various forms is very popular in New York. Perhaps the persons trying to ban the burning of fuels for cooking have never hiked deep into the Adirondack Mountains, or other remote areas of New York, and tried to plug in their griddle to a rock or tree! There are many places where there is no electricity. Thus, hikers and campers need fuels, other than electric, in order to cook meals, and to heat their camps when hiking in colder weather. Many people frequent the remote areas of New York in all seasons, even the harsh winter. Why anyone thought it a good idea to virtually end the tourism in remote areas of New York, many areas which depend on this tourism because campers and hikers buy supplies before heading into the mountains. As for homeowners, propane cooking is much different than electric. I support safety regulations on equipment. A total ban, this is just wrong! I support an exception, allowing all fuels be used for cooking, depending on the preference and need of individuals. My goodness, in New York electric is allowed to jack up the rates to completely unafordable prices! People who heat with electric often have to keep their heat at uhealthy, unsafe low settings, and if they are forced to cook with electric, they may need to go eating less, due to the unaffordable costs of electricity. Total bans, without looking at the fine details, is akin to putting the horse in front of the cart.
Strict safety and technology for equipment is vital, as well as finding a way to make electric affordable is vital, before putting laws into effect which are not viable for New York residents. Yes, I support this bill, and I do hope that elected officials rethink putting fourth poorly thought out legislation which will cause more harm than good. There are viable ways foreword to protect earth, but they must be well thought out, planned, and based on facts not drama and hoopla.