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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Hillary Clinton, Julia Roberts advocate clean cookstoves

 

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Clinton, Roberts advocate clean cookstoves

The provision of cleaner, more efficient cookstoves to families in the developing world will help battle climate change, address major health concerns and create economic opportunities for millions of women, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Global Ambassador Julia Roberts write. Both Clinton and Roberts support the United Nations initiative to provide 100 million homes with clean cookstoves by 2020. USA TODAY (5/6) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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