42.Coal-fired power plants The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seemed to fit the bill, and it fuel

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Obama Administration Proposes Plan to Cut Power Plant Pollution 奥巴马拟推更强法规限制电厂污染 The Obama administration is proposing stronger regulations to limit climate-changing emissions from U.S. power plants. The proposed pollutio

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World's Largest Solar Plant to Go Online in California 世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户 WASHINGTON The world's largest solar thermal plant is set to go online in California by the end of the year. While wind and sun-generated energy are gen

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Beijing's last large coal-fired power plant suspended operations last Saturday, meaning the capital has become China's first city with all its power plants fueled by clean energy. 上周六,北京最后一座大型燃煤电厂停机备用,这意味

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Off the southeast quarter of Britain stands a new landmark, one of the first great feats of engineering of the 21stcentury. One hundred turbines make Thanet the biggest offshore wind farm in theworld, a site that heralds a new phase in renewable ener

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Coal-fired Power Plants The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seemed to fit the bill, and it fueled t

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Climate change 气候变化 In praise of second best 次好方案获认可 A carbon price would be better, but Barack Obama's plan to cut emissions from power plants is welcome 为碳排放定价显然更为理想,但奥巴马的电厂减排方案依

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