{"id":2776,"date":"2010-09-15T08:20:40","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T12:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:24","slug":"wateraid-america-campaigns-to-help-people-with-no-access-to-clean-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wateraid-america-campaigns-to-help-people-with-no-access-to-clean-water\/","title":{"rendered":"WaterAid America campaigns to help people with no access to clean water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2779\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IN20_135-WaterAid-Marco-Betti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IN20_135-WaterAid-Marco-Betti.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IN20_135 WaterAid Marco Betti\" width=\"300\" height=\"451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2779\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via WaterAid<\/figcaption><\/figure>WaterAid America and megree are currently working together to raise awareness about the impact of lack of clean water across the globe.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The issue is a serious one. Every day, 4,000 children die due to illnesses from lack of drinking water. With global warming and increasing human population, the problem is likely to get worse . <\/p>\n<p>The problem has become so pressing that National Geographic has made it a cover story. In April it ran an article titled The Burden of Thirst, penned by Pulitzer winner Tina Rosenberg and accompanied with photos by Lynn Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>To help raise money and build five clean water wells, megree is featuring the photos from NG\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s article for sale to raise funds for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggersunite.org\/event\/wateraid-a-burden-for-thirst\">WaterAid<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work. <\/p>\n<p>These photos are available exclusively online with megree until October. On September 23rd, photo journalist Lynn Johnson will host a special evening at the Soho Gallery in New York City to raise funds and awareness for WaterAid. <\/p>\n<p>You can preview the photos exclusively on megree by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megree.com\/e\/3\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We are WaterAid<\/strong> video:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4OJR21JmLyg?fs=1&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4OJR21JmLyg?fs=1&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/water-and-wastewater-treatment-units-turn-to-solar-power-to-get-greener\/\" title=\"Water and Wastewater Treatment Units Turn To Solar Power to Get Greener\">Water and Wastewater Treatment Units Turn To Solar Power to Get Greener<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/dispatches-from-ontario-interview-with-dr-andrew-benedek\/\" title=\"Dispatches From Ontario: Interview with Dr. Andrew Benedek\">Dispatches From Ontario: Interview with Dr. Andrew Benedek<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/blog-action-day-2010-water\/\" title=\"Blog Action Day 2010: Water\">Blog Action Day 2010: Water<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/microbubbles-to-make-biofuel-production-more-energy-efficient\/\" title=\"Microbubbles to make biofuel production more energy efficient\">Microbubbles to make biofuel production more energy efficient<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/remember-the-ozone-layer-its-still-there\/\" title=\"Remember the ozone layer? 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