Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earths atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to avoid possibly disastrous levels of global warming. CO2

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EXPLORATIONS - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is a Silent Killer That Causes Death and Injuries Throughout the World By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is

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To better know their carbon footprint, a group of Australian landowners are doing their own calculations on what climate change could mean for them. They're looking at ways to improve yields and efficiency in their respective industries while lowerin

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FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. Winter has brought cold weather to many areas in Earths northern hemisphere. With the cold comes a danger as old as

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We have to do something about pollution. Even though there are warnings about global warming, companies dont do anything to reduce pollution. Our sky, air, rivers, beaches and countryside are becoming rubbish dumps. The air is so polluted it is givin

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How big is your carbon footprint? Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. Lily: 大家好,我是杨莉。 Neil: This is the programme in which we look at words and phrases that you may not find in your dictionary. Lily: 地道英语和大

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By Greg Flakus Scientists in Texas are trying to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide air pollution by capturing the gas, compressing it and then putting it underground. This technique could also yie

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Even the dirt on the ground is likely making climate change worse, a new study finds. Researchers have shown that warmer temperatures are heating the soil, which is causing microbes to become more active and release more of the soils carbon into the

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? During the last ice age our problem was too little carbon. Unlike today where too much carbon is causing global warming. Past glacial ages occurred partly because

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BBC Learning English Weekender Carbon Footprints Jackie: Do you throw your bottles in the bin, drive a big heavy car, or leave the lights switched on when you go out? Im Jackie Dalton and, as part of National Science Week in Britain, we are going to

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By Tom Rivers London 19 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London r

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Mangrove Forests Among the Most Carbon-rich Forests in the World BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell how coastal forests

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AGRICULTURE REPORT – March 12, 2002: Carbon Dioxide and Crops By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide gas in Earth’s atmosphere have

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BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday said China approves of a possible freeze for the carbon emission tax on airlines proposed by the EU Commission. We have noticed a relevant official's remarks and we welcome the free

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HARBIN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Carbon monoxide has been blamed for the Tuesday deaths of 12 workers in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, a local official said Thursday. Three workers entered the Yongsheng mine in Dongning County to

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A new government announcement in China is banning individuals and groups from secretly adopting abandoned infants. The message comes after cases of children being abandoned or unsupervised in China, prompting questions over young Chinese people's sen

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Drivers in the eastern United States may soon start paying for the pollution made by their motor vehicles. Nine eastern states and Washington, D.C. are launching a system of pricing the carbon dioxide produced from burning gasoline and diesel fuel. M

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NEW DELHI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- BASIC countries including China, India, Brazil and South Africa have jointly expressed objection to European Union' s carbon tax on airlines flying into Europe during the 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

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BEIJING, Sep. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Government incentives are important to pave a low-carbon road to economic growth, but companies that improve their industry models and technologies are the main players and also benefit receivers, noted officials and i

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BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to take seriously the concerns of the international community on its carbon emissions charges, warning the 27-nation bloc not to complicate the matter. Chinese Foreign M

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