[Stoves] SilverFire / UCEED (University Center for excellence and developmental disabilities targeted families). Stoves to Puerto Rico

[Paul Anderson]

Todd,

Congratulations on sending your pallet to Puerto Rico!!

The statement by Jim Jetter says it all:
> The last RFA was sent out to all PCIA partners (before integration 
> with the Alliance).
That would have been before 2011.   That is eons ago in the development 
of the TLUD stoves.

There is a difference between being "stove neutral" and being "stove 
ignorant" or "stove uninformed".

Your experiences with GACC regarding Mayanmar and Marshall Islands are 
indeed disappointing.

Paul

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

On 11/13/2017 8:58 PM, Todd Albi wrote:
> *SilverFire *shipped our first pallet of donated Hunter TLUD Chimney 
> stoves to Puerto Rico last week in coordination with UCEED!  After 
> contacting numerous agencies and organizations with no response or 
> apparent interest, we have forged ahead with our own Go Fund Me campaign.
>
> https://www.gofundme.com/ship-stoves-to-puerto-rico-ucedd 
> <https://www.gofundme.com/ship-stoves-to-puerto-rico-ucedd>
>
> We have given up on organizations like GACC and others claiming that 
> they are involved in ICS stove implementation.  Our most recent 
> International trip to Myanmar where GACC claimed active participation 
> /is not actually true/, _no GACC representative attended any of the 
> stove demonstrations or training_.  They appeared only at the 
> political ceremonies, with micro fiance organizations in tow, 
> attempting to influence policy and opportunities for micro fiancce.
>
> We ran into the same issue sending humanitarian container to Marshall 
> Islands with GACC, although claiming to be active with ICS stove 
> implementation, it does not appear to be true in regard with our 
> organization.  Any transportation assistance from GACC our 
> organization requested for folks in need, much less assistance with 
> stove funding, has been rejected.  The same issues seem to be true 
> with stove testing, while many organizations have had stoves tested at 
> no cost, other organizations have been blocked from testing altogether.
>
>
> Jim Jetter at EPA claimed stove testing requirements are by RPA via 
> GACC only acceptable process for stove testing, despite numerous 
> direct requests.   GACC claims otherwise.  The stove testing process 
> by EPA, the use of flawed Aprovecho WBT protocols, unreliable 
> Aprovecho emissions equipment, and GACC smoke, leaves our organization 
> with the impression much of the clean cook stove sector is 
> significantly flawed.  Rahda again lied to my face in Myanmar stating 
> RFA's not required for stove testing, despite numerous emails stating 
> otherwise from EPA.
>
>
>       Jetter, James <Jetter.Jim at epa.gov <mailto:Jetter.Jim at epa.gov>>
>
> 	
> 4/29/13
> 	
> 	
> to me
>
> Todd,
>
> It was good talking with you in Cambodia.
>
> For the current round of testing, stoves were selected through an 
> application process with selection criteria.  For future rounds of 
> testing, we will use the same process – an announcement with a request 
> for applications (RFA) will go out to all Alliance partners, and 
> stoves will be selected based on the criteria and based on available 
> resources.  I expect it will be at least a year before the next RFA 
> will go out, but I’ll let you know if things change.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
>
>
> Todd,
>
> The last RFA was sent out to all PCIA partners (before integration 
> with the Alliance).
>
> If you’re signed up as an Alliance partner, you will receive any and 
> all future RFAs.
>
> Jim
>
> *From:* Todd Albi [mailto:todd.r.albi at gmail.com 
> <mailto:todd.r.albi at gmail.com>]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2013 12:47 PM
> *To:* Jetter, James
> *Subject:* Re: SilverFire Stove Testing
>
> Jim:
>
> Appreciate the update.  Please add me to the contact list or what ever 
> the process was.  I never saw a RFA go out.
>
> Regards,
>
> Todd Albi, SilverFire
>
>
> Todd,
>
>
> Jim
>
> Hi Todd,
>
> Stoves we are currently testing were chosen based on selection 
> criteria in a Request For Applications that was issued quite a long 
> time ago through PCIA.  If we have resources in the future, we will 
> issue another RFA that will go out to all Alliance partners.  We 
> receive many requests for testing, and I hope we will be able to 
> respond.  Meanwhile, please consider other Testing Centers (many 
> sponsored by the Alliance):
>
> http://www.cleancookstoves.org/our-work/standards-and-testing/connect-with-testing-laboratories/ 
> <http://www.cleancookstoves.org/our-work/standards-and-testing/connect-with-testing-laboratories/>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
> __________________________________________
> James J. Jetter, P.E.
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E305-03)
> National Risk Management Research Laboratory
> Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division
> Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
> phone: (919) 541-4830 <tel:%28919%29%20541-4830>          fax: (919) 
> 541-2157 <tel:%28919%29%20541-2157>
> email: jetter.jim at epa.gov <mailto:jetter.jim at epa.gov>
>
>
> I also reached out to Radha again in 2014.  In summary the GACC, EPA 
> and other politico's in the stove sector is failing lots of folks in need.
>
>
> The last RFA was sent out to all PCIA partners (before integration 
> with the Alliance).
>
> If you’re signed up as an Alliance partner, you will receive any and 
> all future RFAs.
>
> From the SilverFire perspective, the stove sector smells, and appears 
> to have numerous political motivations, rather than implementing 
> quality stoves for those in need.  We will look forward to documenting 
> a Stove Hall of Shame in the future.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>

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