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Energy-efficient, Smoke-free Stoves Improve Lives for Pakistan Village Women
An evaluation by the Aga Khan services in 2005, called the smoke-free stoves a "runaway bestseller" that has helped reduce wood use by 40 to 45 percent. Masood Mahesar, a development worker and former provincial manager at AKPBS-Pakistan, said more than 10,000 stoves have been installed in Sindh’s Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad and Matiari districts.
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Feb 26, 2010, 2:49pm
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Disposal of Hazardous Medical Wastes Targeted in $40 Million Joint UN-India Project
The United Nations agency that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability has teamed up with the Government of India in a $40-million pilot project to help the country’s healthcare system dispose of hazardous medical waste.
Feb 12, 2010, 5:44pm
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Haitians in UN’s cash-for-work scheme earn income as they help their country
Thousands of Haitians are gaining a semblance of normalcy following the recent devastating earthquake in their homeland by gaining employment and rebuilding their neighborhoods through a cash-for-work scheme run by the United Nations.
Jan 27, 2010, 2:53pm
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Global Ice Age Climate Patterns Influenced by Bering Strait: Small geographic feature has large impacts on climate
In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature may have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years. The international study, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, found that the repeated opening and closing of the narrow strait due to fluctuating sea levels affected currents that transported heat and salinity in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Jan 21, 2010, 8:07pm
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Help for Haiti: Remarks by President Obama on Rescue Efforts in Haiti
This morning President Obama said, "I want to extend to the people of Haiti the deep condolences and unwavering support of the American people following yesterday's terrible earthquake....We are just now beginning to learn the extent of the devastation, but the reports and images that we've seen of collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, and men and women carrying their injured neighbors through the streets are truly heart-wrenching.
Jan 13, 2010, 3:33pm
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