Cookstoves

'Green News Report' - January 19, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: India, Fracking, West Virginia, Epa, Conservation, Coal, CAFE Standards, Pipeline, Canada, Soot, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Africa, Gas Mileage, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Coral Reefs, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Hawaii, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pesticides, Nasa, Economy, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Methane, Rick Perry, Tar Sands, Cookstoves, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bees, Bats, Subsidies, State Department, Texas, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Wind Power, Whales, China, Ken Salazar, Sea Shepherd, Jerry Brown, Koch Brothers, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: White Hou...

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Roasting by an Open Fire: Eco-Friendly or Health Threat?

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Tacoma, Biofuel, Air Quality, Puget Sound, Pollution, New York City, Wood Stoves, Cookstoves, Epa, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, United Nations Global Alliance, Particulate Pollution, Indoor Smoke, Fireplace, Lewa, Yule Logs, Green News
Carol Pierson Holding

Some of our local experts see wood as a future fuel, a serious source of biomass energy. But the realities and science of air quality could cause us to question some of our long held assumptions about the wholesomeness of a fire.

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Cooking Shouldn't Kill

Susanna Murley | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Cookstoves, Clean Cookstoves, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Igniting Change, UN Foundation, Video, Green News
Susanna Murley

Some of us in the U.S. may be hoping for kitchen makeovers, but even more are hoping for a toxic-free kitchen.

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Stoveman?

Greg Spencer | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Clean Burning Cookstoves, Cookstoves, Open Fire Cooking, Stoveman, Clean Burning Cook Stoves, Cook Stoves, Kenya, Impact News
Greg Spencer

I encourage you to watch both episodes of "Stoveman" to understand what it's really like for hundreds of millions of women around the world to cook for their families.

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'Clean Stoves' Would Save Lives, Cut Pollution

Hillary Clinton | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Cookstoves, Women, Clean Air, Cooking, United Nations, Non-Profits, Mother's Day 2011, Pollution, Women's Issues, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Malaria, Green News
Hillary Clinton

For nearly half of the world's population, cooking at home is a deeply dangerous act. In fact, it poses one of the most serious health risks in the developing world, and it's a major threat to the environment.

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A Winning Recipe for Sustainable Development

Isobel Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cookstoves, Environmental Protection Agency, Women, Clinton Global Initiative, Lisa Jackson, Women's Health, UN Foundation, Economic Development, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Hillary Clinton, World News
Isobel Coleman

Every year, two million women and children die due to smoke inhalation from traditional stoves -- more than die from malaria. What was sorely missing until now was an affordable, scalable solution.

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Bright Potential for Women's Empowerment

Isobel Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Solar Cookers, Cookstoves, Environment, Women's Empowerment, Solar Energy, Solar Irrigation, Girls Education, Home News
Isobel Coleman

Several years ago, I became intrigued by the transformative potential of small-scale solar devices to improve life for the nearly 2 billion people who...

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Snow Days, Pancakes, and Energy Justice

Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cookstoves, Energy, Energy Oppressed Poor, University-of-Colorado-Professor, Children, Snow, Global Footprint, University of Colorado at Boulder, Energy Policy, Mothers, Snow Days, Denver News
Joellen Raderstorf

While I'm living the "make every minute count" lifestyle, nearly one third of my fellow global family members rely primarily on biomass-based fire to meet all their energy needs.

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