Well, yeah, they would, wouldn’t they. They don’t sell coal, and getting rid of it would increase oil and gas demand.

I wouldn’t exactly throw baseball on that list. it’s plenty popular in plenty of countries outside the US.

I mean, they had a whole country for over a millennium.

Made one during the pandemic lockdown. Lasted about a month before I got tired of soup.

You generally aren’t cooking soup at a boil with the lid on, just at a simmer. At that temp there shouldn’t be an issue. If you are still concerned about it though you can usually find the heat tolerance of your cookware online.