tom...pass it on...i want to be unsubscribed...but lost my password ....i just get too much emails...but hey you guys have at it...tux .. On Aug 20, 2013 7:10 AM, "Paul Olivier" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The GACC talks about stoves that stretch goals which achieve significant, > measurable health *and/or* environmental goals. With regard to > environmental goals, the GACC makes a distinction between local and global. > On the local level, it cites deforestation, erosion and desertification. On > the global level, it cites black carbon and other greenhouse gases. Since > all of us agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, this article from the New > York Times might be of interest: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/science/earth/extremely-likely-that-human-activity-is-driving-climate-change-panel-finds.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130820 > > To those who might consider any discussion on the stove list about climate > change to be off-topic, let me ask: why do we design stoves the way we do? > Do our designs only target health goals? Or do they also target > environmental goals such as deforestation, erosion, black carbon and > greenhouse gas emissions? Take note of the "and/or" in the GACC phrase. A > stove might achieve only health goals, or a stove might achieve both health > and environmental goals. Would it not make more sense if it achieved both? > Asking such questions might be a bit controversial, but it is certainly not > off-topic. It impacts in such a central way the thought process that lies > behind stove design. > > Thanks. > Paul Olivier > > Thanks. > Paul > > -- > Paul A. Olivier PhD > 26/5 Phu Dong Thien Vuong > Dalat > Vietnam > > Louisiana telephone: 1-337-447-4124 (rings Vietnam) > Mobile: 090-694-1573 (in Vietnam) > Skype address: Xpolivier > http://www.esrla.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/ > > >
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