1.2 billion people,17 percent of the global population, in the world presently live without electricity. In developing nations where incomes are low and jobs are difficult to find, there tends to be lower education achievement. A large part of has to do with lack of electricity; when the sun goes down, the books have to close. There are…
Category: South Carolina
In 2010, 19.8% of the population was over 65 years of age in Georgetown County. In 2014, that number rose to 24.1% which is 9.6% higher than the national average (14.5%). In 2010, Horry County’ over 65 years of age population was at 17.1% and by 2014 had climbed to 20.5%.The percentage increase highlights the growing…
Forms of wind energy, such as windmills, have been used for hundreds of years to pump water, grind grains, and perform other farm-related tasks. It was only in the early 1980’s that people began to convert wind into electricity. The first wind farm was built in 1981 in Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire. Directly following, wind farms…
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