Media Coverage

The Media Coverage page is dedicated to household energy, indoor air pollution, and health related articles in the press.

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Indoor air pollution from biomass fuel smoke is a major health concern in the developing world
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygene 102, Issue 9
September, 2008

Cooking up Carbon Credits
Fortune
August 12, 2008

Energy Globe Award - descerné au GERES Cambodge pour son programme énergie
riaed.net
August 4, 2008

Now, biomass cooking stoves in India
Sify news
July 9, 2008

Less Smoke Fires Up Health
Eugene Weekly
July 3, 2008

The Importance of Solar Cooking
World Bank Podcasts
April 18, 2008

Stove for the Developing World’s Health
The New York Times
January 22, 2008

Household Cooking Emissions Claim Tens of Thousands of Lives in India
Voice of America
December 04, 2007

Darfur Refugees Tap the Sun's Power to Cook
Christian Science Monitor
July, 2007

Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Long-term Wood Smoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women
Environmental Health Perspectives
July, 2007


Brasil movido à lenha (Brazilian Portuguese)
Jornal Hoje
April 19, 2007

Indoor Air Pollution Claims 500,000 Lives in India Annually
Associated Press of Pakistan
March 22, 2007

'Indoor' Air Pollution is the Biggest Killer
Times of India
March 22, 2007

Aaj Taak News Clip on PCIA Forum Media Event in New Delhi and IAP  (Hindi)
YouTube
March 21, 2007

Bad Smoke Kills 1.6mn Every Year, say Experts
Gulf Times
March 20, 2007

Cooking Smoke Killing 1.6-million People a Year - Experts
SignonSanDiego.com
March 19, 2007

Cooking Smoke Killing 1.6-million People a Year
Mail & Guardian Online
March 19, 2007

Cooking Smoke Killing 1.6 mln Poor a Year
The Scotsman/Reuters
March 19, 2007

Indoor Air Pollution: Silent Killer of Women
Inter Press Service News Agency
January 03, 2007

Wood Stoves are Big Culprits in Climate Change
SciDev.net
October 27, 2006

Indian Non Profit Group Partners with Chicago Climate Exchange for Carbon Trading
SignOnSanDiego.com
August 22, 2006

Prospect of Alternative Energy Sources in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Reporter
August 19, 2006

Rwandans Trained on Firewood Alternative Technology
The New Times
August 15, 2006

Renewable Energy Project Under Way in Botswana
Renewable Energy Access
August 08, 200

Navigant Consulting and Soluz release "Innovation in Rural Energy Delivery" Report
CleanEdge.com
August 01, 2006

Transforming the Energy Landscape through New Devices
Daily Trust
July 03, 2006

Nepal's Biogas Initiative gets Major Funding Boost
SciDev.Net
May 19, 2006

Interview on Household Energy, Indooor Air Pollution and Health
Lisa Buttner, Winrock International
United Nations Radio
May 05, 2006

Investment in Cleaner Household Energy yields Major Health and Economic Benefits
World Health Organization
May 04, 2006

Petróleo aceita Deforestación
Tierramerica.com
April 17, 2006

An Indoor Air Pollution Update from India
Greater Kashmir
April 17, 2006

US Official Extols Rural Energy Program in SW China Province
China Development Gateway
April 13, 2006

Nepal Second among 12 Asian Nations in Biomass Use
The Rising Nepal
February 28, 2006

Philips Develops a Wood Stove that Saves Lives and Preserves Energy Resources 
Philips Research Press Release
February 27, 2006

UNFCCC Registers Two Nepali Projects on Climate Change
AngolaPress
February 06, 2006

BP Group Targets Rural India with Hybrid Cooking Appliance
The Hindu Business Line
October 15, 2005

Cow Dung for the Climate
BBC News Online
September 22, 2005

Poor Need Renewable Energy Sources says Annan
Mongabay.com
August 23, 2005

He Made a Cheap Stove -- For a Reason
The Boston Globe
May 31, 2005

In Africa, Lifting the Pall of Smoke from Cooking
Washingtonpost.com
May 23, 2005

A Silent Killer of Rural Women
BBC News Online
March 02, 2005

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