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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Let There Be Power

When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.

According to the United Nations, there are also more than 2.6 billion people who use traditional fuels for cooking and heating, causing the premature deaths of 4.3 million people each year, mostly women and children, from the effects of indoor smoke.

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/06/let-there-be-light-implores-u-n-chief/

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