[Stoves] issue of climate change for off list discussion

[Erin Rasmussen]

Hello All,

You rarely ever hear from me, but I'm the person who manages the computer
and the email list software, and that's been my job for a little over 10
years now.  I appreciate and value the perspectives that every one of you
brings to the conversation about stoves.  

 

Working with cooking stoves allows us the privilege of trying to improve the
lives of the very least of us, the most vulnerable to large scale changes,
and in some of the most difficult environments in the world.  Those people
need our help, and they especially need our help in times of crises.  So
please, keep in mind that keeping the flow of communication going as we deal
with the increasing demands that we're facing, is my main motivation in
writing this email. 

 

The problem is that email is a very limited form of communication, and
difficult conversations about the sources of changes to complex systems are
better to have in person. It's easy to get confused about another person's
beliefs when you're having a conversation about a complex topic through a
low bandwidth method of communication like email.  It's also difficult when
you have a conversation topic that is so hot that everyone's emotions get
involved, and participants focus on scoring individual points rather than
listening to each other. 

 

In the past, there have been heated debates about climate change that have
just about killed the list, too many vital people left it. For that reason,
and no other one, we've banned topics like global warming, climate change,
and ocean acidification.  Andrew was simply trying to remind list
participants of that ban, which is a rule that was set by this community for
its self after a particularly difficult exchange a few years ago.  

 

I would love to see our work to improve cooking stoves move forward, and I
value your participation. I encourage you to have conversations about
difficult topics, but I'd like you to pursue them off-list.  It's also a
good idea to remember to give other people the benefit of the doubt,
especially when you may not understand them.  I'd also like to apologize to
Andrew, for taking the US Holiday off, and not checking my email sooner.

 

My best wishes to everyone; you are all encouraged to email me about this
privately. 

 

Erin Rasmussen

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erin at trmiles.com

 

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