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What is being done. A Day in the LIfe. A Day in the Life. It’s 5 AM, and as a young girl living in sub- Saharan Africa it is your job to gather wood for the day of cooking that lies ahead. You head out from your. Problems. Once the cooking is done and if you happen to have free time, you head to school. After school you continue helping with chores and cooking. Once everything is done it is time to do homework, but since it is dark and you. Create a free website. Create your own free website.
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About Us - Escaping Energy Poverty
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What is being done. A Day in the LIfe. We are a group of students from all walks of life that attend Portland State University. Every quarter students collaborate to produce an informative website on a given topic. This quarter our topic is on Escaping Energy Poverty. This term we will shed light on the issue of energy poverty worldwide and motivate our readers to take action, inspire solutions, and spread awareness on the crisis at hand. All of these projects an be found on our blog.
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Organizations - Escaping Energy Poverty
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What is being done. A Day in the LIfe. Organizations Fighting Against Energy Poverty. Is an organization working to fight energy poverty by allowing individuals to make micro loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Individuals can choose from a list of green entrepreneurs on their website, make a loan to help fund green energy. The International Energy Agency (IEA). Is an organization that invests in green businesses in developing country to provide them with the capital to implement off the grid...
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Progress & Change - Hidden Petroleum
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Many people inevitably fear the idea of altering their life in any way. Many people don’t truly believe that they can make a difference in how our planet functions, but the fact of the matter is we can all make a difference in lessening our. Dependency on petroleum based products. Create a free website.
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Solutions - Sustainable Fashion
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With cotton being one of the most widely used and unsustainable materials in the fashion industry, here we look at alternatives that could have a large-scale, valuable impact on not only our planet’s resources, but industry wastes as well. When calling for change on any large issue, it is important to look to the future – specifically to the younger generations who will create that change. Education is both a large-scale and individual solution in affecting change. Create a free website.
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Working Conditions - Sustainable Fashion
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Apparel manufacturing is becoming more of a global industry every day. And as the industry expands, it is important to keep in mind that human welfare is a sustainability issue too—both domestically and abroad. Our goal is to discuss some of the key parts of this topic, including wages and workplace safety. On 24 April, 2013, a building in Bangladesh, home to a large garment factory, collapsed. As the death toll climbed, it became the deadliest garment-factory accident in history. Create a free website.
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Recognition & Awareness - Hidden Petroleum
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Of the lip, stomach, lung, brain, and prostate; as well as melanoma and other skin cancers. (National Cancer institute, 2010). The general population, exposed to lower doses of pesticides, is also at risk. Cancer Trends Progress Report - Pesticides. (2010, April 15). National Cancer institute: Cancer Trends Progress Report 2009/2010 Update. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http:/ progressreport.cancer.gov/doc detail.asp? Retrieved March 7, 2012, from http:/ www.energybulletin.net/node/5045.
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Test Your Knowledge - Escaping Energy Poverty
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What is being done. A Day in the LIfe. Test your energy poverty knowledge! Raquo; exam maker. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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References - Escaping Energy Poverty
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What is being done. A Day in the LIfe. Http:/ www.iea.org/. Http:/ www.one.org/us/. Https:/ www.facebook.com/EandCoEnergy. Http:/ www.solarsister.org/. Http:/ www.sustainableenergyforall.org/. Http:/ foreignaffairs.house.gov/sites/republicans.foreignaffairs.house.gov/files/Electrify%20Africa%20Act%20of%202013%20- %20Section-by-section.pdf. Http:/ www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/mar/07/energy-poverty-deprives-billion-adequate-healthcare. Https:/ www.mpowerd.com/luci-different.
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