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Nigeria to Switch to Clean Cooking Gas
2013-03-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Aid agencies are teaming up with Nigeria's government to convert 20 million stoves from unwholesome fuel and firewood to clean cooking gas. About 112 million Nigerians rely solely on firewood for cooking, producing fumes and smoke that put them at high risk of asthma, bronchitis, child pneumonia, and lung cancer. The World Health Organization says more than 95,000 Nigerians die annually due to complications caused by the inhalation of smoke from biofuels. This makes it the third-highest killer...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical