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Student Invents Efficient Solar Panel and Water Filter for Use in Impoverished Areas
2013-12-19 19:04:00| Transmission & Distribution World
A Princeton undergraduate student has won several awards for her efficient solar panel invention that produces up to 40% more electricity. read more
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Climate-Related Disasters Will Keep Impoverished Populations Poor
2013-10-16 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Extreme weather events driven by climate change will exacerbate poverty in regions where people are already among the world's poorest, according to a study by the U.K.'s Overseas Development Institute. Where disasters such as drought are common, those events are the leading cause of poverty, the authors say, rather than poor health or societal factors. Across the globe, up to 325 million people will be living in countries that face natural hazard risks by 2030, the report says; in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Impoverished area to get Whole Foods store
2013-09-06 02:03:22| Grocery - Topix.net
In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 photo, a vacant parking lot is seen in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
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