As Deficits Soar, U.S. Commits $50 Million for ‘Clean-Burning Stoves’
- Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:42am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The deficit is over $1.3 trillion*, and a fierce debate rages over extending Bush-era tax cuts. But despite domestic spending trouble, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is expected today to announce a $50 million commitment to providing clean-burning stoves to Africa, Asia, and South America.
But according to a New York Times report, Clinton feels the $50 million commitment is a “modest” start. “Like anything,” Clinton said, “we have to start somewhere.”
The reason for such a humble approach is that Clinton believes the problem caused by primitive indoor stoves is so large. As the Times tells us, smoke from indoor stoves kills 1.9 million people due to “lung and heart diseases and low birth weight.”
Still there are other “global” concerns: “The stoves also contribute to global warming as a result of the millions of tons of soot they spew into the atmosphere and the deforestation caused by cutting down trees to fuel them.” The Times later makes the shocking revelation that the stoves’ smoke is “perhaps the second biggest contributor to global warming.”
Clinton acknowledged the global issue and the health affects, but also introduced a new reason for the funding: primitive indoor cooking is a “women’s status” issue. Again, the Times expands:
The gathering of fuel is mainly done by women and children, millions of whom are exposed daily to dangers in conflict-torn regions. The need to forage for fuel also keeps millions of children out of school.
However, the article does point out that the organization on the receiving end of the money (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) does have a long term goal of creating a business model around new stove production. That’s important because the stoves have a relatively short life — two to five years.
“You’ll need a supply chain and business model that delivers them, not on a one-time basis, but as a continuing enterprise,” said Reid Detchon, vice president for energy and climate at the United Nations Foundation.
As the Times explains, that’s at least good news for women and children: “This microproject model is expected to provide business opportunities for women while reducing the fuel-gathering burden of women and children around the world.”
*This story originally contained the number $13 trillion instead of the correct $1.3 trillion.
UPDATE:
Thanks to CNSNews.com for sending along the following video of Hilary presenting the clean-stove initiative at an event for her husband’s Clinton Global Initiative. With Bill at her side, Hilary announced that “Our long term goal is to have universal adoption all over the world”:
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Comments (168)
cuzwelikeit
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:56amShut down Federal Reserve and IRS, EPA, everything, rename them to get rid of everything previous administrations have done and set into place. Make all former taxes illegal. Implement 15 percent tax on everyone, yes a flat tax that can never be raised! Then the government will have to run off 15 percent! That will stop them from giving our money away to other countries and SEIU and so on. We the people will support groups we deem we like, not the government or Unions! Until we get rid of the organizations that funnel our money for stupid things like this it will never stop! One world order will continue if we do not take control and make “real changes”!, and for goodness sakes secure the boarder!
Report Post »CharlieB
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:54amJust one more instance of the US trying to be the “savior of the world” while neglecting the issues at home causing our country falls apart. It’s all about making the US look good in the worlds eyes. To bad they see right through it. How foolish can we be? Imagine what that 50 million could do here at home to help the homeless right here within our own boarders.
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:50amSimple inexpensive Primus stoves were invented decades ago. If these people could run down to the corner butane station or have the propane truck stop by once a week, AND they could afford it, don’t you think they would be doing that NOW?
How much does she propose WE pay out solve that problem too?
Report Post »firethecommunityorganizer
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:50amHow did the world survive without a vice president for energy and climate at the United Nations Foundation?
Report Post »AZCitizen
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:50amHillary providing clean-burning stoves to Africa, Asia, and South America. Maybe these stoves were made with the Green Energy Stimulus Money! Solar stoves. Obama the Savior of the WORLD. How come Hillary / Obama never mention the number of homeless in the U.S. $50 million could house a lot of homeless Americans.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:37amWho know the total redisdribution of the United States wealth could be accomplished in four years but Obama is well on his way! Like the Energizer Bunny they just keep going and going and going….
Report Post »ANTIPATHIZER308WIN
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:37am“Now Hillary come over a little closer at this stove. See how big the oven is?”
“Yes, its lovely my children!”
“Quick Hansel push her in now!”
“I’m trying Gretel but her thighs are so damn big!”
MY FRIG IS 25 YEARS OLD. (American made). Can I have a new one with an ice maker for free?! I don’t have an ice maker! I have to pour water into ice trys! Doen‘t this amdinistration understand that I’m ENTITLED TO A NEW FRIG WITH A FRIGGEN ICEMAKER!
Hey Spokavreil, yeh and they’re giving away billions to foreign companies for oil exploration while we have a moritorium on drillimg in the gulf and New York State (Nat Gas)…
My heads going to blow ………….. boom1
Report Post »cuzwelikeit
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:36am…and the Democrats cannot understand why America is upset????….
Report Post »benny123
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:30amFifty million here fifty million there ahh no problem they have plenty of money and more where that came from. lol
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:28amGive a man a wood burning stove and he stays warm on a daily basis. Teach the man how to build the stove and he learns he can build wealth while making himself and others in his community warm. Another missed opportunity on the part of the Obama administration. Also, it seems to me that geo-thermal heating in coordination with wind and solar energy to power the system would have been a more eco friendly choice for this program.
Does Maxine Waters husband own stock in the stove company? : )
Report Post »jbhansen
Posted on September 22, 2010 at 11:39am“Does Maxine Waters husband own stock in the stove company? : )”
AMEN to that! These things don’t just happen out of pity and a feeling of generosity. Dig deeper and I’ll be willing to bet we discover a scheming friend or two of our benevolent government leaders lurking in the middle of this deal.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:25amAfter reading this and a couple of the other stories on The Blaze this morning, my head wants to explode. Are all these people insane, stupid, ignorant or are all these things done on purpose? If it is on purpose, only one conclusion may be drawn, they are out to undermine and destroy the United States.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:34pmThese things are done on purpose. They truly believe the rest of us are stupid. In fact, you don’t have to look hard to find the quotes.
Report Post »Thunderstorm 316
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:19amI need one billion for a new set of wheels, what liberal can I go to for that.
Report Post »Spokavriel
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:17amWHY in GODS’s Name? Why are we while in debt continuing to buy things for other nations? Is the rest of the “Stimulus” going to be spent buying other nations that are not even trading partners out of poverty? They keep talking about the Pie and all. Well America isn’t starving yet but you give the entire pie elsewhere and what do you think the result will be?
Report Post »Spokavriel
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:20amAll those problems with “primitive” indoor stoves have been solved in history and in ways that can be demonstrated and taught. Teach them to make their stoves in ways that won’t poison the house with Carbon Monoxide and they will be able to take it from there. Stop looking at the whole globe while your own house is on fire with the kids still upstairs!
Report Post »Mahna Mahna
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:17amI think that money would be better spent on a facelift for the Secretary of State, but it may require more sacrifice from the American people to get it right.
Report Post »carol m
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:15amNo it isn’t bad enough that we are in deep doggie doo financially, no we have to buy these people $ 500,000.00 in stoves, (just a start, but you have to start somewhere) . Stoves that need to be replaced in a couple of years. Besides the fact that this is wrong on so many levels, (like why would we get involved and who ordered this), couldn’t anyone do a little shopping first.
Report Post »BreeZee
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:14amThe lefts new gimmick is to question everyone on “what or where do you cut from the budget?” This is a prime example of the bulls**t spending WE THE PEOPLE are talking about. How about a pay cut in Congress salaries like maybe in half? How about human resource deduction in the PUBLIC sector. How about stop bailing out unions because their leaders decided to spend union dues money on campaigns. Cut out all these worthless Czars and their pay. Repeal every bill and disoulve every department o-bomb-a-nation has started.
Report Post »rolandg79
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:13amwe are freakn broke i personally do not care about anyother country right now! Cliton should give her own money. Other countries have been around before Christ and they still cant get there head out of there A@#. Not are problem
Report Post »melli50
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:02amRush was right. It is really, really hard to watch this woman get old.
Report Post »Boldnfresh
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:00amAs deficits soar – Republicans push to give every millionaire $100,000 in annual tax cuts.
dadt on your website?
Report Post »LonestarFree
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:21amThe problem in your question is the word “give”! It was there money to start with. Not raising their taxes is not giving them a tax cut. What is your problem with the wealthy? they pay a great deal more than their “fair” share, if it was “Fair” everyone would be taxed the same the poor and the rich would pay the same percentage of their income to support our goverment equally.
Report Post »OkieDokie
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:43amoh gee $100,000 is really going to put a dent on the extra $50M now that just addes to the trillion deficit
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:52amIf you’re getting your information from Obama, it’s false. Obama lied about millionairs receiving $100,00.00 check from the IRS. He’s mistaken for other checks he gets, I‘m confident they’re not from the IRS.
Report Post »zacharytcuster
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 1:19pmHey boldnfresh a tax cut means the wealthy get to keep what they have already earned. God bless the wealthy for all their hard work.. They are entitled to every penny they earn. They already pay their share. They pay the other 50 percent of peoples share that don’t pay taxes.
Report Post »alienguns
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 1:35pm@ zacharytcuster……..the part of your statement that he doesn’t get and confuses him is the EARNED part…it is a foreign concept for Libs….now, HANDOUT, that is a word they understand
Report Post »psst
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 1:59pmThat’s a bold and fresh approach.
Report Post »Reminds me of a time I got overcharged at the SM.
When I went back and demanded back some of my $$, the manager said his company did not think it was right ro return the overcharge.
I said it’s my $$
He said . No.. Now that they have it.. It’s theirs. He also said I should be ashamed to want it back.
BTW.. It was The Bold and Fresh Friendly SM.
RodT82721
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:59amAnother green fraud. The environment is the religion of the progressives, the new world order. How lucky we are, to have such a benevolent Secretary of State. Donating a measly $50 Million of our money. Of course we can expect more to come!
Green stoves that last a year of two. Now why wouldn’t that be a big hit on eBay?
I wonder if Bubba is going to kick in anything for such a good cause? Maybe he could auction off that special cigar, that he’s so famous for. The misses could handle the auction in Africa.
Report Post »gapch68
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:57amWhen the Dems try to trot out Hillary to run against O in 2012, by touting her as “more moderate” and “in touch with the people”, please remind your voting friends that she and O have the same “friends” and ideology and neither can get it through their heads that WE ARE BROKE!
Report Post »texasred
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:30pmthe Clintons stayed at George Souros‘ country house during Chelsea’s wedding. Remember the day when Glenn asked “How many radicals do you know?“ ”Obama knows them all.” Me thinks, so does Hill & Bill.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:55amWaste of OUR money
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:08amNext problem will be obesity of these women. Spending too much time at home in the kitchen, cooking, eating, less time getting the excercise they were getting previously. Next will be $100 million providing treadmills.
Report Post »Thug_N-Wordz_Luv_Beck31558
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:38pmThank you! Clinton-Gore 2012!
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:47pmMs. Clinton is beginning to be an embarrassment to the United States–she looks terrible, half the time unkempt—apparently her diplomatic life doesn’t agree with her. She has certainly made some of the stupidest statements recently, I have to shake my head in wonderment! She is supposed to be dealing with very high ups in the world’s countries and looks like an unmade bed and some of her statements reflect the same appearance! Now she has to compete with her husband for “air time” on the TV in the US! I had enough of all the Clintons during the eight years of their White House time! Please just get off the American stage and go to your New York mansion and hide out! PLEASE!
Report Post »taxedenuf
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:54amI saw the strawman argument pulled out by POTUS “well where do we cut, those tea party people need to specifically tell us do we cut medicar, social security, what?” Well Mr genius, why not start with this kind of spending, or FLOTUS having 22 assistants, or your WH party schedule, or the fact that we contribute billions per year to the UN and IMF, and WHO, and maintaining nearly 100,000 troops in countries like s Korea and Western Europe where they haven’t faced an attack risk in decades, and the countries have money and people to protect themselves. Each private in the military is spending his/her entire paycheck in these countries on top of the billions we are paying to rent these military bases. Just like every argument to cut spending in a school district IMMEDIATELY becomes a cut teachers strawman, or cut city government becomes cut police or firemen, cutting the federal deficit always starts with cutting medicare or social security. It’s BS.
Report Post »Sefton
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 12:29pmAgain, Maobama condescends to the American people. The arrogant, elitist attitude of his entire administration are perpetual poison to this great country, both tearing it down from the inside via destructive policies and legislation and igniting class warfare among it’s citizens.
Report Post »To use Child In Chief’s own “car analogy” regarding going forward or back and using it to define parties – I would say it depends on whether the car’s stopped at the edge of a cliff, which is where we are. Putting it in “D” and pressing on the gas sends us over into the abyss.
londons1937
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:30pmThese idiots sending our money to other countries has got to stop. We can and will stop all of this if we all stand together. Makes no sense now or ever that we cannot live in our own country and spend our money the way we see fit. Our people, God’s people have been burning wood to cook and to stay warm since time began. Do not tell me that we need to stop burning wood here in our country. DO ALL THINGS IN MODERATION. We can and must put our faith in God not man. Man will certainly see his ruin. We do not have to go into the pits of hell with him. Let him chart his own course and leave our course to us. State to State, without a whitehouse. Each State having it’s own Government.
Report Post »stephirose
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:31pmYou are so right, they never think of cutting their slush funds, overpaid administrators, or their insane spending overseas.
Report Post »grandmommyt
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:49pmOhhh, do I loove this comment! Seceding. Oh what a wonderful day that would be! I would love it if Mike Huckabee was my president, and this southern state (my home, Texas) is self-reliant. We have all the resources we need, and what we don’t have would create jobs to make those things. Relying on other countries for money is like a bad loan..like what they call sub-prime.Us rednecks as we are called-can do some pretty amazing things.OHHHH Yahoo!!! It could never be so good!!!!
Report Post »dynaflow
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:45amHere’s another Liberal idiot!!!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:31pmAgree and INSANITY seems to be running rampant in Washington!
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:28pmIf you get a chance to watch Glenn Becks show on Fox… Do it! It explains what progressives are doing perfectly, and their end goal of world governance. BECK AT HIS BEST!
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4345343/beck-fundamental-transformation/?playlist_id=87937
Please watch!
Report Post »Highland
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:45am” …the stoves’ smoke is “perhaps the second biggest contributor to global warming”
Who knew a humble cookstove could help create a fraud?
Report Post »Fletch
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:07amTime to build a fence between the hogs and the trough
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:21am” …the stoves’ smoke is “perhaps the second biggest contributor to global warming”
I bet the methane from their cattle is number one. : )
Report Post »Compete or Lose
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:33amIt is absolutely offensive to borrow money in my grandchildrens name and give it to another country in the name of global warming. These elites have such a high perception of their ideals that they dont hear Americans crying. I can think of a lot of things to do with $50 million that is a lot smarter than this–we desperately need to prioritize spending.
Report Post »RGS
CoFX
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:47amI hear well water is bad in these countries as well. We need to be spending a couple Billion sending them a one month supply of Perrier bottled water. Or how about we reallocate these funds to pay for medical proceedures for members of our Federal government, namely cranial gluteus extractions.
Report Post »spaz122772
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 12:24pmA gasification stove would solve the carbon footprint; and it could be made cheaply…..we have solved these types of problems before, those who should be voted out refuse to capitalize on this proven technology….
Report Post »butterfly53
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 12:56pmYou know, I’m all for being a good Christian and helping others, but this is rediculous! Here we are in dire straights financially and they want to spend how much to give out stoves?
Report Post »I have once again awoken in a parallel universe.
br549
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 1:50pmA brand new stove today, but no access to any gas to run it. Just build your fire in the oven, it’ll burn cleaner that way.
Report Post »iChris
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:23pmWho do they plan on buying these stoves from? Is this just another backdoor bailout for General Electric?
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 2:47pmMy stove is electric and the only smoke it creates is when I burn something.
Report Post »BeckFan1941
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:22pmDittos to all comment. When will it end? I guess when we all stand up 2010 and 2012. And then hold feet to the fire to those in charge. We must win in November. This group is awake
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:30pmThese “so called” leaders of this country are INSANE!
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 4:52pmHow can we afford this when we need to give healthcare, housing and spending money to illegals like Obama”s auntie? Maybe we could let Shore bank do more of those micro loans that have gone so well? Lunacy…We need to defund all these ideas.
Report Post »van
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 5:04pmLet’s see; cow farts are a leading cause of global warming, coal fired electric plants is another leading cause, auto emission another, now stoves, wind turbines kill birds or block the kennedy’s view of the ocean, solar panels must harm something, electric cars require (guess what), electricity (see above).
But big black suvs are ok with reid, private jets are fine with gore and pelosi and obamao.
Probably couldn’t switch to bicycles because they require iron ore and rubber and petroleum to manufacture and (guess what) electricity and petroleum.
Walking sounds like it could be ok, but wait we might have to kill some cattle for the leather or better yet we could wear plastic shoes (guess what), that require petroleum and electricity.
I give up, what kind of society do they (progressives, marxists) want us to have???
Report Post »bobandl
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 7:19pmClinton is an idiot! Some warlord is going to end up with a field full of stoves. I wonder what kind of warranty comes with the stove? Another thing, please everyone end this chatter about Obama giving the rich a $100,000 tax cut. If the IRS regulations are not changed than everyone continues to pay what they are paying. If the regs. are changed the way Odumbo wants then someone is going to get a big ass TAX INCREASE! This is all about who gets an INCREASE! NOBODY is getting a tax cut no matter what happens.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 9:41pmits time to put all these criminals in jail. just who do they think they are that they can set themselves up as our new dictators? its time to do to them what we do to dictators. give them the saddam hussan necktie.
Report Post »REVEL
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 11:03pmWhat piece of the pie are you taking for this?? You used up the whole pie. Don‘t promise our money to other countries when you can’t even promise it to us. What is your problem? Are you that ignorant? I need to stop reading the news..It’s sickening. November can’t get here fast enough. God Help Us All..
Report Post »starman70
Posted on September 22, 2010 at 7:00pmHow many of us own a smoker to smoke meats with. Will Hillary now require SMOKELESS SMOKERS?
We should be ashamed of ourselves, polluting the climate with all that smoke.
Report Post »However the meat is delicious!