http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/earth/21stove.html?_r=1
The article above states the importance of outdoor stoves and their impact in human lives. According to the article, 1.9 million people are killed from these outdoor stoves which are mostly found in developing countries in those whom are experiencing poverty. The smoke released from the stoves causes lung and heart diseases for woman and children as well as being a contributing factor to global warming. Hilary Clinton plans on working with a group to provide these developing countries 100 million clean-burning stoves by 2020. This project is known as the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Primitive stoves are one of the environmental causes of death and disease and also the second biggest contributor to global warming so this organization may play a significant role in restoring our environment. The need to obtain fuel for these stoves also play a role in keeping millions of children's home from school as well as providing the children with danger upon gathering fuel. I found this article interesting because I did not expect something ordinary like a stove to have a huge impact on the environment. I also was impressed by the numbers of those whom were killed by the outdoor stove's toxic gas. By contributing efficient stoves to the undeveloped areas, those whom are experiencing poverty are able to cook with ease and have no need to destroy the forest for fuel. Also, by replacing outdoor stoves, one is able to reduce toxic gas floating in the atmosphere hence reducing global warming effects. Without the need for fuel, children will no longer need to obtain wood by chopping down healthy trees which allows more trees to grow and reduce deforestation.
