<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div>Nikhil, list and ccs</div><div><br class=""></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I find this amazingly ignorant of what has been happening in the stove word. I disagree with virtually everything you have said below. I am disappointed.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Ron<br class=""><div><br class=""></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 6, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Nikhil Desai <<a href="mailto:pienergy2008@gmail.com" class="">pienergy2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Xavier: <br class=""><br class="">Private agents may do anything that is not prohibited. The trouble with WBT is that its use is not sanctioned (in both meanings of the term; isn't English wonderful?) <br class=""><br class="">Perhaps WBT is critical for some kind of "stove improvement" the way some people like it. The alternative is to designate a protocol that a government or an independent standard-setting agency can stand by. <br class=""><br class="">That is the real danger here - the self-proclaimed, self-styled "standards body" that is Gold Standard Foundation. They have no competence or interest in stove improvement of any kind; they just want to make merry as middlemen - first in the trendsetters of "voluntary carbon" and then for marketing snake oil called aDALYs. <br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In fact, the only country I could locate that accepted - or plans to accept, I forget - the current WBT as its "standard" is Rwanda. <br class=""><br class="">There is some lethargy in continuing to use WBT for efficiency. Some vested interests maybe. Efficiency and PM2.5 hourly average emission rates do not achieve anything quantifiable when used as cardinal measures. Perhaps as ordinal measures during field testing. <br class=""><br class="">It is lethargy - combined with the dishonesty in offering ISO Tier Certificates - that you are up against. Real stove designers know that ratings can be gamed. <br class=""><br class="">And the powers-that-be behind the WHO PM2.5 ERTs were well aware that setting a PM2.5 Tier 4 emission target at such a level that ordinary solid fuel stoves cannot meet anytime soon was key to getting rid of solid fuels, those that poor people depend on. <br class=""><br class="">I don't know what PM2.5 measurements are available for the same fuel and stove by different protocols, especially ones used for field testing. Can you tell me whether WBT produces biased estimates for average hourly PM2.5 emission rate as <u class="">compared to other protocols when used in the field</u>? <br class=""><br class="">That may be a clue to the EPA/GACC support for WBT - an ideology of "truly health protective" stoves based on PM2.5 emission rates. We know from the January 2017 paper on "implementation science" where Sumi Mehta and Kirk Smith were co-authors that "Tier 4 stoves" - meaning LPG and electricity - is their holy grail. Since "solid fuels use" was the proxy for pollutant exposure in WHO methodology for GBD, the logical conclusion is that solid fuels must be regulated out of existence. <br class=""><br class="">I submit that is the practical effect of WHO HFC Guidelines, no matter what supporters of WBT admit to. <br class=""><br class="">EPA had no authority to officially approve WBT or any other protocol for that matter. So it started the secretive route of IWA - which you too signed off on, I suppose; Mohsin had signed off on the Lima Consensus, I think - and TC-285. <br class=""><br class="">Just who had any official authority to sign off on the Lima Consensus or the IWA? Just because they claimed to have a stake doesn't mean their claims are valid. Authority goes together with responsibility; all I see is that the power was concentrated in the US delegation, while USG had no legal authority to do anything for standards it would not adopt in the US. <br class=""><br class="">So it all boils down to John Mitchell. Michael Johnson and Dean Still are EPA contractors and have an understandable affinity to WBT; they are entitled to their views and interests, if only in protecting the historical legacy of WBT results. <br class=""><br class="">Just what authority John Mitchell had or has in sanctioning the use of WBT escapes me. He apparently did have an authority to contract, and needed some default protocol which WBT has been for a lot of helpless or lazy authorities. <br class=""><br class="">Why, CDM, Gold Standard, even ISO TC-285 (whose first DIS I bought and commented on this List; I can give you or others the details) are all going with the flow, the path of least resistance. <br class=""><br class="">I don't fault private persons and private adventures like Gold Standard for their interests and incentives. I see more of the same here - <a href="http://www.thestoveauction.org/catalogue-of-products.html" class="">http://www.thestoveauction.org/catalogue-of-products.html</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Xavier Brandao <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:xav.brandao@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">xav.brandao@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="FR" class=""><div class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397WordSection1"><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Dear Ron,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">« I see no reason to slam those of us who believe that the WBT is critical to stove improvement. »<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></i></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Some conversations are seasonal. They appear, vanish, and reappear after some time.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">We are here because we want to discuss some important questions, explore them thoroughly, and try to shed light rather than cast shadow. I think we need to be clear and specific about what we claim.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Ron, how about we continue the conversation where we left it? Because a few things remain unclear to me.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Last time we were discussing, I was asking you some questions in my email of the 02/09, and you were not answering.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Back in August, you were saying :<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">« « The WBT IS valuable »<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">And I was asking you:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">« Can you explain what is valuable about the WBT? »<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">And if I understood well your answers, you said that the WBT is valuable because:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">the TLUDs shine at it<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">it has tier rankings, who are the right way to proceed with stove improvement<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">What if tier rankings are not scientifically valid?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Lombardi and al. say in their paper of February 2017: <i class="">« An important consequence of these considerations is that the Tier of Performance of a given stove, assigned based on the results from WBT or similar protocols, may result in a not reliable performance indicator for technology selection. »<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></i></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><font size="4" class=""><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096195341730065X" target="_blank" class="">http://www.sciencedirect.com/<wbr class="">science/article/pii/<wbr class="">S096195341730065X</a><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">You listed the experts that were, according to you, currently, still advocating continued use of the WBT:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u></font><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Jim Jetter</font><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Ranyee Chiang<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">John Mitchell<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Tami Bond<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Michael Johnson<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Kirk Smith<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Tom Miles<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Andrew Heggie<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt" class="">Dean Still<u class=""></u></span><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""> <wbr class=""> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">I told you Ranyee Chiang said we were beyond the WBT.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">I talked to Jim Jetter and he did not come accross to me as, currently, a strong supporter of the WBT anymore.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">I talked to Tami Bond, and she said that the WBT had things to be criticized, and that we needed to move forward, and not look backward (the WBT). I don’t think she strongly supports the WBT.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">I talked to Kirk Smith in Delhi, and he didn’t seem to have an opinion, neither for nor against the WBT.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Dean Still is strongly supporting the WBT and its use.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Then Andrew reacted on the list and said he neither approved nor disapproved the WBT.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Which would leave as WBT supporters, according to you:</font><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">John Mitchell<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Michael Johnson<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Tom Miles<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Dean Still<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Not even you are a supporter of the WBT, because you said you were no expert and had no opinion about it.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">I sent you this link with alternative protocols<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><font size="4" class=""><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5rmmRmIsdlnQlRQX3A1cXVOQ3M?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class=""><span style="color:purple" class="">https://drive.google.com/<wbr class="">drive/folders/<wbr class="">0B5rmmRmIsdlnQlRQX3A1cXVOQ3M?<wbr class="">usp=sharing</span></a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">and asked you what was so unique about the WBT that cannot be done by the CSI nor HTP.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">You didn’t even deign to read them, and brushed them off altogether, pretending they were basically WBTs.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Boiling water in a protocol doesn’t mean the protocol is a Water Boiling Test.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">So, could you please answer or try to answer my questions, recapitulated below:</font><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Is the WBT valuable to you because the TLUD shine at it and it has tier rankings, who are the right way to proceed with stove improvement?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">What do you think of Lombardi and al. analysis that tier rankings may not be reliable?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Who are the ”experts” advocating continued use of the WBT?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">Who are the ”experts” who believe that the WBT is critical to stove improvement?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span class="">5.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></span></span><u class=""></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class="">What is so unique about the WBT that cannot be done by the CSI nor HTP?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt" class=""><u class=""></u> </span><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><font size="4" class="">Thank you,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></span></p><div class=""><div class=""><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><font size="4" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" class=""><br class="">Xavier</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></font></p></div></div></div><div id="gmail-m_-5419141981454184397DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" class=""><font size="4" class=""> </font></div></div>
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