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Indias huge need for electricity is a problem for the planet
2015-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Dusk descends on a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar as residents start their evening chores. Women walk in a line, balancing packets of animal fodder on their heads. Others lead their water buffalo home before dinner. Overhead loom bare utility poles -- built but never wired for electricity -- casting long shadows across the landscape. Of the worlds 1.3 billion people who live without access to power, a quarter -- about 300 million -- live in rural India in states such as Bihar....
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