Democrats Said They Want to Fund Our Military. Itâs Time to Do It. During the Schumer Shutdown, Senate Democrats spoke repeatedly about how we must fund our military. Was that all just cheap talk? Read
An estimated 79 percent of the people in the Third World-- the 50 poorest nations -- have no access to electricity, despite decades of international development work. The total number of individuals without electric power is put at about 1.5 billion, or a quarter of the world's population, concentrated mostly in Africa and southern Asia. The 1.5 billion figure represents an improvement over previous years, but not because of any concerted effort to expand power connections.
Electricity can seem like a miracle--flip a switch and you have light, heat or entertainment. But it can also lead to tragedy. Each year more than 300 people die in electrical-related fires and more than 1,000 are injured. Electricity causes fires by providing a heat source that causes oxygen and fuel to ignite.