Researchers Find Way to Reduce Methane from Cows

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earths surface. The scientists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the

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The Senate has defeated an effort to add a stronger abortion ban to its health care overhaul. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. By a 54-45 vote, Senators who support abortion rights turned back the efforts of those who oppose abortion to include in the bi

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As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a solution that's still several years off. In their home near Kyiv, Svetlana Kules

中美元首气候变化联合声明(双语)

中美元首气候变化联合声明(双语) U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change 中美元首气候变化联合声明 September 25, 2015, Washington D.C. 2015年9月25日于华盛顿特区 1. In November 2014, President Barack O

TED演讲：身为一个周间素食者(1)

About a year ago, I asked myself a question: Knowing what I know, why am I not a vegetarian? 大概在一年前左右，我问了我自己一个问题：我明明知道这些资讯，为什么我不是个素食者？ After all, I'm one of the green g

经济学人54:天然气是清洁能源吗?

Shale gas extraction 页岩天然气开采 The need to be seen to be clean 天然气是清洁能源吗？ Natural-gas production is booming, but its green image is in question 天然气生产蒸蒸日上，但它的清洁能源形象却受到质疑 M

经济学人:大众排放门事件进一步发酵

The world this week-Business The Volkswagen scandal rumbled on. 本周经济要闻 去年德国大众排放丑闻还在继续发酵。 Prosecutors in Germany expanded the number of employees at the car maker who are under investigation to 17. 目前该

外媒看中国 环境保护即将初见成效

China's greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, according to a report from the London School of Economics. 伦敦政治经济学院的一份报告指出，中国的温室气体排放量将在未来10年内开始下降。 This

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According to the latest research, vehicles, coal-burning, airborne dust and industrial production account for 85 to 90-percent of the major airborne pollution sources in most Chinese cities. Vehicles are the biggest polluters in Beijing, Hangzhou, Gu

China mulls new green production laws

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese legislators on Monday started their second deliberation on a draft amendment to the country's Law on the Promotion of Clean Production. At the three-day bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the Na

China mulls BBQ ban in major cities

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The pressures of severe air pollution have prompted China's environmental watchdog to consider pushing forward a legal ban on barbecues in densely populated urban areas. Barbecues should be strictly controlled in cities t

经济学人:欧元区经济:保持信心(1)

Central banking can be agonising. The effect of monetary policy on the economy is not immediate, 中央银行可能很痛苦。货币政策对经济的影响并非即刻见效， so decisions must be based on expectations for two years' time. That me

经济学人:各国要积极应对气候变暖(2)

The report's message is also beyond doubt: the extra half a degree makes a big difference. 报告所传达的内容信息也不容置疑：这高出来的0.5C也会带来很大不同。 Arctic summers could be ice-free once a decade in a two-degree w

应对全球变暖为何如此紧迫

Is climate change the cause of extreme weather events? Until now the link has been suspected but never confirmed with scientific confidence. That position is now changing. A new study from the US confirms that for some extreme events there is a causa

China strives to reduce air pollutants

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will make more efforts to reduce PM 2.5 pollutants, as well as other pollutants, a government official said Tuesday. A national obligatory target will be set to limit PM 2.5 emission, which is a fine particulate matt

关于水电的十句基本日常口语

1. The power is off. 停电了. 2. The power is back on. 电又回来了. 3. Please turn off the power. 请把电源关掉. 4. Throw the power on. 打开电源. 5. The power is running low. 快要没电了. 6. I was shocked. 我被电到了。 7. Is

欧盟愿与中国一同应对全球变暖

The European Union's commissioner for climate action and energy has said climate diplomacy will be at the heart of Europe's relationship with China throughout 2015. 欧盟气候行动和能源专员表示气候外交会成为2015年中欧关系的重中

At Least One-Third of Himalayan Ice to Disappear by 2100

At least one-third of the ice in the Himalayan Mountains will disappear by the end of this century because of rising temperatures, scientists said this week. This will threaten river flows that provide water resources for 1.9 billion people. Huge gla

中国将完成减排目标

The report, titled China's Response to Climate Change Policy and Action in 2015 is an assessment of the steps that have been taken to both reduce emissions and clean up the air in the country. Among the achievements laid-out in the analysis, the gove

科学家成功将二氧化碳变成“石头”

The researchers report an experiment in Iceland where they have pumped CO2 and water underground into volcanic rock. 研究人员发表了一项在冰岛的实验：把二氧化碳和水注入地下变成火山石。 Reactions with the minerals in th