[Stoves] MUST CHARCOAL BE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?

[Richard Stanley]

Just like american tobacco companies, insurance and auto companies too eh, Frank ? 
The free market without a societal oversight (not bureaucratic bungling but definitive policy oversight) is a dangerous thing.. 
Richard,

On Oct 15, 2010, at 11:57 AM, frank wrote:

> Dear Crispin,
> 
> Going out on a limb about something I know nothing about...
> 
> .I'm thinking our customers are NGO like Shell and the like as they are the ones fronting the money. They are the ones picking out the stove to distribute(?). I would think they would only want to distribute a safe stove as defined by our (the West) standards because their reputation is at stake.
> 
> Regards
> Frank
> 
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> Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
> 
>> Dear Frank
>> 
>> The very first rule of business is don't killl your customers. 
>> Yiour points are well taken. Mine was (and Richard's) you won't get far in development if you are a unilinealist. 
>> Regards
>> Crispin
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Crispin and all,
>> 
>> Was going to pass by this (and probably should : )) but there was a point that bothered me.
>> 
>> Smoke is a bad thing anyway you look at it.
>> 
>> If the mosquito problem, or  rodents in the thatch roof  problem is solved using our smoke they will never move forward to a safer lifestyle - because problem solved.  These problems are not ours. Our problem is providing a smoke free environment, using less fuel, faster cooking  etc. These mosquito and rodent problems are for someone else. Window screens, screened doors, different roofs - whatever they come up with.  If people still want to use smoke let them (we can't stop them) but our goal is to provide a safe, smoke free environment with our stoves. Lets keep on track.
>> 
>> Frank
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