While gas stoves are far more popular in the US than induction alternatives, a growing body of evidence that gas stoves are both less efficient and more environmentally hazardous may finally be convincing Americans to make the electric switch — and Chatham University is helping lead the way. “We don’t have to burn things to cook. We can do better, so why wouldn’t we?” said Robert Sroufe, Professor of Sustainability and Falk Chair of Sustainable Business at Chatham University. Why the move away from gas stoves? In addition to being responsible for nearly 13% of childhood asthma cases in the US, gas stoves also produce dangerous amounts of benzene, a carcinogen responsible for…