Clean Air for Kids!

Tips for Clean Air
California Air Resource Board

Okay: Run your exhaust hood on high when cooking & baking — especially with a gas or propane stove. Crack a window, use back burners, and be sure your fan vents to the outdoors. If you don’t have such a fan, open windows and turn on any fan that improves circulation.
Better: As much as possible, cook with countertop electric appliances, such as a slow cooker, induction hot plate or an electric carafe to heat water.
Best: Switch to electric. Gas stoves emit harmful pollutants even when they’re off. A NYC “Out of Gas” study found that this was the only way to ensure that kids have clean air.

Learn more: A Review of the Evidence: Public Health and Gas Stoves by Multnomah County

Good for kids. Good for our planet.

A quiet revolution is underway: families across Oregon are swapping out home appliances to improve their indoor air quality and reduce monthly bills.

ElectrifyPDX is our program that connects neighbors and contractors and making the healthy home movement stand out with snappy yard signs! Find a group near you at Electrify Oregon.

In the News

March 2024: Oregon’s Hidden Air Pollution Problem: Fossil Fuels in Buildings

Oct 2023: How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Sept 2023: The Portlanders Going Electric

2022: Methane Gas: Health, Safety, Economic and Climate Impacts — a case for equitable electrification

March 2023 Webinar (28 min), 2021 webinar

Kids deserve clean air —
and a healthy future!

Oregon’s electric supply will be 100% renewable by 2040, and you can ride that wave by swapping your gas appliances for electric as they die. Or move quickly to take advantage of federal incentives. No matter what your pace, everybody has the power to make a plan. Here are some resources:

Electrify Oregon: Find a local program to help you and your neighbors fully power your homes with clean, renewable electricity.
Rewiring America’s “Electrify Everything in your Home Guide” will share essential tips and strategies.
Electrify Now is a terrific resource to learn about local installers, induction cooking, heat pumps, electric fireplace inserts, and community solar. Don’t miss their video library!
Oregon Community Solar Program: electricity rates 5 to 40% cheaper than retail. 10% of each project is reserved for lower income participants.
The Energy Trust of Oregon has a lot of great resources for improving home energy efficiency. But, keep in mind that ETO has an internal policy to not assist customers with fuel switching, so if you’re seeking incentives for heat pump appliances, use these magic words: “I’m ending my gas service. I’d like help with information about heat pumps.”
Community Energy Project helps income-qualifying neighbors register for community solar and install electric heat pump water heaters! Donate here