https://freerepublic.com/tag/dungfires/ en-us Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:29:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4277672/posts Representatives of the Taliban terrorist organization ruling Afghanistan landed in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday to attend COP29, the annual United Nations climate alarmism summit, where environmentalists are agitating to secure up to $1 trillion in “climate finance.” Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4277672/posts#comment Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:29:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3399533/posts Poverty and energy poverty go hand in hand. It is estimated that three billion people [1] still rely on solid fuel (firewood, cornstalks, etc.) for cooking, which, according to the World Health Organization, causes four million deaths per year from the indoor air pollution. But instead of promoting electricity generation that would take the pollution out of the house altogether, there is a push by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves [2] to merely reduce the amount of solid fuel burned inside theses poor houses. Their goal is to replace 100 million stoves that burn "firewood; agricultural waste, including corn... cnsnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3399533/posts#comment Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:37:45 GMT