Dear All,
The words below by Rajan and John are extremely well stated.
Therefore, I am sending those words on to the Biochar Listserv (to get
them more interested in how stoves biochar can be related) and as
Blind copies to some personal friends who will appreciate and possibly
use what is said below.
Paul "Dr. TLUD" Anderson
Quoting John Davies <[email protected]>:
Greetings all,
Rajan wrote :
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More clarity comes when we look at the larger picture of life.
It is not just about food, fuel or anything in particular. It is
just about LIFE - the largest picture.
Money is definitely needed to survive ( with minimum comforts ).
But money is not the final word.
LIFE is much larger.
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Well said, something to shake us back to the reality of life, and
what improved stoves are all about.
On fuels, I would like to share some thoughts.
As Crispin always says, It is bad combustion that is the major
source of smoke and other pollutants, and bearing this in mind I put
forward the following.
Charcoal is not necessarily non sustainable and wasteful, provided
that the energy released during the manufacture is utilized
positively. and the distribution infrastructure costs are
economical. Good stoves and manufacturing techniques can therefore
greatly reduce the usage of the resource as well as the health risks.
Coal is often the only affordable fuel to large sections of the poor
population, especially in places like Mongolia and central South
Africa, we cannot change that. I am not saying that it is
sustainable, but the usage can be cut by half, and the pollution by
a major portion, provided that it is correctly combusted. Good
stoves can therefore greatly increase the sustainable lifetime of
the resource and reduce the Carbon footprint, as well as the health
risks.
Biomass is the only true sustainable fuel , but not available to
all. The area where most work is being done, and rightly so. New
utilization methods continue to be developed increasing the fuel
pool. It is gratifying to see new stoves being developed to cleanly
burn biomass that was previously found to be unsuitable as a stove
fuel.
Petroleum fuel stoves are more or less well developed and clean
burning, with safety issues being addressed by governments to a
large scale. Not much that we can do to improve the sustainability
or Carbon footprint.
This brings us to the areas where we can make a difference, namely
the first 3 fuels. Fortunately there are many of us working towards
the goal of improving " LIFE " for people and the planet in these
areas. Some of us in our free time and for others a mission of
their lives. I likewise agree with Crispin that none of us are
becoming wealthy as a result of our work. But that we are making a
difference, be it large or small.
Keep up the good work, striving to improve life, and not saying that
the other is wrong or misguided, but supporting each other in making
a difference. Our aim is to reduce waste in all forms and promote
good combustion, with reduced health risks.
Keep up the good work,
John Davies.
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