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India sees clean cooking as climate action that saves lives
2015-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung. She breathes in the billowing smoke, as she does for hours every day. Her eyes water and sting. Her throat feels scratchy and sore. Kamlesh is one of hundreds of millions of Indian housewives who, with the simple act of cooking family meals, fill their homes every day with deadly airborne pollutants. The constant exposure to indoor air pollution kills some 4.3 million people every year across...
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Making it RAIN in Africa Saves Lives
2015-11-10 13:12:15| Beverages - Topix.net
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and its partners are working with local African governments, NGOs, water service providers and communities to build infrastructure that supplies clean drinking water and sanitation facilities across Africa. These efforts will help to minimize the spread of disease and empower local communities with educational opportunities and economic prosperity.
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Tyler Water Department saves $4.9 million by reissuing bonds
2015-10-24 07:05:52| Waste Management - Topix.net
The city of Tyler Water Department saved more than it expected when it reissued almost $24.5 million in debt and took on new debt for mandated projects. In July, the city approved reissuing $24.48 million in bonds, while taking out an additional $6 million in new bonds to complete state-mandated projects from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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Proper Ventilation Calibration Saves on Disease Treatment, Productivity Losses
2015-10-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The production manager with Pinnacle Swine says properly calibrating swine barn ventilation systems will save money on heating costs and reduce disease, avoiding the costs associated with treatment and lost production, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Hero former Marine saves mother and baby from smoldering car wreck...
2015-10-16 19:02:42| Jewelry - Topix.net
A hero former Marine has helped save a mother and her baby from a smoking car wreck in New York despite having lost his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. Matias Ferreira, 26, was driving through the Queens area of New York City on Wednesday when he came across a car wreck with a mother trapped inside screaming for help.
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