<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Ron,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">No where in the mission statement</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin: 0px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="635px" align="center" style="font-size: 10pt;"><tbody><tr style="font-size: 10pt;"><td style="font-size: 10pt;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="635" bgcolor="#113546" style="font-family: helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;"><tbody><tr style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><td width="380" style="padding: 20px;"><p><font color="#000000" face="UICTFontTextStyleBody" size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">does it mention improving agricultural yields and quality. If this is not in the mission statement, why should we expect this benefit to be a key metric in the standards they promote?</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Not including the agricultural and economic benefits of biochar in their overall vision means that pyrolytic stoves have to compete with simple combustion devices with at least one hand tied behind the back. Not at all a level playing field.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Thoughts,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Jock</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Jock Gill</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">P.O. Box 3</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Peacham, VT 05862</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Cell: (617) 449-8111</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://google.com/+JockGill">google.com/+JockGill</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">:> Extract CO2 from the atmosphere! <:</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Via iPad</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br>On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:21 PM, "Ronal W. Larson" <<a href="mailto:rongretlarson@comcast.net">rongretlarson@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.</blockquote></div></body></html>