17,000 West Australian families couldn't pay their power bills last year & now turn to welfare to keep the power on. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1ccyl 

American television personality Andrew Zimmern shares his take on the importance of solving energy poverty. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1c9uv 

DYK: over 2/3 of people in India rely on burning biomass & dung for cooking? Energy access = key to healthier lives. oak.ctx.ly/r/1c3m4 

Happy #IndependenceDay America.

Since 2006 the average Australian household power bill has risen from $890 to $1660 a year. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1bgyk 

Electrify Africa and Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives

Which energy source carried the load and powered your house during the bitter cold this winter? oak.ctx.ly/r/1b6v3 

Bjorn Lomborg argues that fossil fuels can fight poverty: http://b-gat.es/1o4EANL

An estimated 1BN people receive sub-standard care in health facilities because medicines & vaccines aren't kept cold. oak.ctx.ly/r/1aw80 

Heat your home last winter? Sen Manchin says coal carried 92% of increased energy demand during the polar vortex. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1agnq 

EPA’s new rule will impose higher costs on Hispanics who spend more of their income on energy than average American. http://bit.ly/1iJVZM

The Institute for Energy Research report: Anti-coal policies would increase U.S. consumer electricity rates by as much as 80% oak.ctx.ly/r/1a10f

"The reality is that economic growth – fueled by abundant, affordable energy – has moved billions of human beings out of poverty over the past 150 years,” says David Blackmon. onforb.es/UipxpH 

Ghana is rationing electricity in effort to ensure soccer fans can watch their team’s #worldcup matches uninterrupted http://oak.ctx.ly/r/18vse 

“The need for affordable energy access is undeniable & the call to action is urgent,” says Boyce in World Coal Magazine bit.ly/1iaQ3fL