Can we help the environment by being green? We all know that humans are damaging the environment, but what can we do about it? Some people are trying to do their bit to try to be more environmentally friendly . Local councils in Britain encourage ce

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

Residents tended to stay thinner when a commuter train was added to their region, because of increased exercise walking to and from stops City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen

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A gap of at least $40bn in financing commitments is hampering efforts to combat climate change, signatories to the Paris agreement have warned, as they try to keep the agreement going in the face of doubts over US support under President Donald Trump

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The biggest one-day jump in oil prices ever. A more-than-ten-dollar-a-barrel surge coupled with an unexpectedly weak employment report was enough to give the financial markets a case of indigestion at week's end. Oil closed at its highest level ever

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Illinois Senator Barack Obama swept all the Democratic contests yesterday. He won caucuses in Nebraska, Washington State and the Virgin Islands and the Louisiana primary. From New Orleans, NPR's Greg Allen

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在雅思考试听力部分,不少考生反映听力听不清。不是音质效果不好,而是自己听不懂,或者语速太快,或者很多词汇不懂导致听不明白,这时,大家又该如何做听力题呢?莫要慌,今天小编为

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Message on World Water Day 世界水日致辞 22 March 2015 2015年3月22日 This year, as the UN prepares to adopt a new post-2015 sustainable development agenda in September, World Water Day highlights the essential and interconnected role of water

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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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AS IT IS 2015-08-28 Fighting Climate Change Important to President Obama 应对气候变化对奥巴马总统而言至关重要 President Barack Obama remains focused on the fight against climate change even as he fights to win support for the Iran n

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AS IT IS 2016-06-30 Settlements, Recalls Announced For Volkswagen and Toyota 决定:大众和丰田宣布召回 Volkswagens emissions cheating will cost the company at least $15 billion in the United States alone. 大众汽车排放量作弊事件使

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AS IT IS 2016-04-22 World Leaders to Sign Climate Agreement on Earth Day 世界各国领导人在地球日签署气候协议 Leaders from 130 nations are gathering at the United Nations to sign the historic climate deal reached in Paris last December

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Earths Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet Each year, more ice disappears from the Arctic Ocean. A new study blames human activity for the loss. The damage is caused, the study says, by greenhouse gases coming from vehicles, air

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AS IT IS 2015-01-08 Nations Preparing to Deal with Climate Change 多国准备应对气候变化 In 2014, the United Nations released a series of climate reports that showed temperatures on Earth are rising. That is the bad news. The good news is tha

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Scientists: Agriculture Major Player in Climate Change A team of scientists is urging that agriculture be a top priority in climate change negotiations, saying its vital for global food security and for reducing carbon emissions. The recommendations

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On the final day of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, African leaders have renewed calls for a legally binding deal to fight climate change. Selah Hennessy | London 18 December 2009 Photo: AFP Sweden's PM Fredrik Reinfeldt (L), European Commission chie

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is prepared to work with other countries to fund $100 billion a year by 2020 to address climate change needs of developing countries. African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agri

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President Xi Jinping is expected on Monday to galvanize global actions in reaching a historic, balanced and fair agreement on managing global carbon emissions after 2020 in Paris. 周一,习近平主席将为治理全球二氧化碳排放问题签署

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China's National People's Congress opened its annual session this morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang delivered his annual government work report. The meeting was chaired by Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the NPC Standi

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菲律宾台风与气候变化 As another tropical storm bears down on the Philippines just days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the region, the countrys climate change commissioner has issued a passionate plea for a global deal to cut green

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美国能源公司:清洁科技有利可图 Even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rules this month for reducing carbon emissions from the nations power plants, energy companies began converting older plants to c

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