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Jonathan Isbit demonstrates his Nature’s Platform device.  

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Series: Latitudes
From: WAMU
Length: 00:51:26

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Toilets are a basic necessity. But some 2.6 billion people don’t have them. Every year, more than a million people die from sanitation related diseases. This week Latitudes looks at efforts to improve access to clean water and clean toilets around the globe. Also, we mark the 10-year anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan, and visit a Colombian gold mining community. Read the full description.
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