[Stoves] Fwd: from K Smith [stove] Smoked out: Coal and health

[Paul Anderson]

Stovers,

I have recently started to receive Kirk Smith's messages in his personal 
[stove] listserv.   Note that it is different from the [Stoves] listserv 
(capital S and plural s).  I wonder what messages I (and others) have 
missed in the past.   Of course, his focus is on health issues, which 
have not been sufficiently addressed in the Stoves Listserv.   Krik, is 
there an Archive of your previous messages?

And who else is on BOTH the [stove] and [Stoves] listserv?

(to Tom M. and Erin, how can we address this needed linkage?   I think 
that Dr. Smith is appropriately focused on "health + stoves" and does 
not need the full "everything + stoves" that is on the Stoves 
Listserv.   It is we Stovers who what his "health" element added into 
our "everything" medley. )

I am forwarding Smith's message because it is certainly of interest to 
us Stovers.   And I add these comments:

1.  The item correctly names coal burning stoves as a problem.   But I 
will anticipate Crispin's rely by saying that I agree with Crispin that 
there are not bad fuels, just bad stoves.   And that the breakthroughs 
about improved coal burning stoves are just starting to become known and 
they need further research.

2.  Remember, there are many different types of coal, so look for 
successful clean burning for a specific stove with a specific type of 
coal, and celebrate and advocate that success, rather than dwell upon 
the NON-successes of other stoves with other types of coal.

3.  The GACC needs to embrace the coal stoves as well as the biomass 
stoves and the stoves that use "other" fuels like biogas, LPG, etc.

4.  Crispin has experience with coal burning stoves in Mongolia. Some 
are TLUDs.   Claims are that some are quite clean burning. GETTING THIS 
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US SHOULD BE ONE OF THE PRIMARY 
OBJECTIVES OF THE GACC AND ACESS.  GACC claims to be "stove neutral".   
But it is not "stove agnostic".   Time for us all the be more 
knowledgeable about coal-burning stoves, and the GACC and ACESS 
represent us and have access to funding.

Enjoy Kirk's book review.

Paul

Paul S. Anderson, PhD  aka "Dr TLUD"
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu   Skype: paultlud  Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website:  www.drtlud.com



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[stove] Smoked out: Coal and health
Date: 	Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:03:10 -0700
From: 	Kirk R. Smith <krksmith at berkeley.edu>
To: 	Kirk R. Smith <Krksmith at berkeley.edu>



Part of a special issue of Lancet on China's health, June 8, 2013. Note 
my emphasis on the household pollution from coal, which was missed by 
the book I reviewed/k

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