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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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Omaha couple uses son's death to help doctors save other lives
2015-11-09 07:05:26| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
An Omaha couple is turning tragedy into triumph after losing their son to a rare form of meningitis earlier this summer. ROB: IN OMAHA FAMILY TURNS TRAGEDY INTO TRY UP AFTER LOSING THEIR SON TO A RARE FORM OF MENINGITIS EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
Coal port scheme lives in the shadows
2015-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: A thick blanket of smoke has obscured the proposition to loan $53 million in state money to a private company for access to an unbuilt port in Oakland -- coal smoke. The project had shown up on the Utah Permanent Community Impact Board's agenda last April simply as "Infrastructure -- Throughput Capacity." And when Utah's four largest coal-producing counties pushing the loan made their pitch at that meeting, they didn't even use the word "coal." Instead, the backers spent most of their time...
Skechers Donates $3 Million to Save Dogsa and Catsa Lives
2015-11-04 16:08:18| Footwear - Topix.net
To support the non-profit, BOBS from Skechers has committed $3 million to further Best Friends Animal Society's lifesaving initiatives. The partnership with Best Friends Animal Society is part of BOBS from Skechers' ongoing charitable initiatives, which includes donating shoes to children in need around the globe.
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