EcoWatch: In poor communities and developing nations, life can be dictated by the sun. When a village has no access to an electrical power grid or generator, or when power has been destroyed by a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, much work can only take place when there is daylight. Its estimated that a quarter of the worlds population1.6 billion peoplelive without electricity, limiting the hours they have for activities like cleaning, sewing, socializing or studying.
A New York-based...