波兰工程师研发空气净化设备

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. From Asia to Europe to North America, poor air quality is making people sick and, in some cases, killing them at an early age. Air pollution causes six million premature deaths every yea

China to boost distribution industry

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, announced on Wednesday that it will boost the development of the nation's distribution industry with the goal of establishing a modern goods distribution system that is efficient, co

G8 set new global warming targets

G8 set new global warming targets Leaders of the G8 leading industrial countries have agreed to try to limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050. The summit, in the Italian city of L'Aquila, also set tough new target

微软和IBM从中国雾霾预报中发现商机?

Two of the world's largest technology firms, IBM and Microsoft, are vying to tap the nascent, fast-growing market for forecasting air quality in China. 在中国的空气质量预测市场方兴未艾、高速发展之际，全球最大的两家科技公

政府工作报告热词——能源、环境篇

这些政府工作报告中的热词，你会用英语表达吗？快和小编一起来英语词汇中学习一下吧！ 能源消耗 energy consumption 清洁、可再生能源 clean and renewable energy sources 化学需氧量 chemical oxygen deman

Environment Report Reveals Serious Pollution in China

China's State of the Environment Report for 2012 suggests that the overall quality of China's environment is balanced and stable. The condition of underground water remains to be a big concern. Li Dong has the details. Released annually by China's Mi

Millions Celebrating Earth Day Around the World

Millions of people around the world celebrated Earth Day Friday by pledging to commit personal acts of green to improve the environment(环境). This is the 41st anniversary of the first Earth Day, observed in the United States in the aftermath of a

Sources of persistent sheen in Gulf of Mexico remain unknown

HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday that underwater inspections at the site of BP's 2010 rig explosion have failed to identify the sources of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, it said th

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

7国集团关注对俄罗斯的制裁

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANYThe leaders of seven major industrialized democracies are meeting for their annual summit, with the first day devoted to the global economy and talks to liberalize trade rules. But the meeting will also focus on the con

研究：交通噪声缩短寿命

Traffic noise can shorten your life, new research suggests. Having to endure rumbling lorries, honking horns and screeching tyres has been linked to shorter life expectancy and a higher risk of stroke. 一项新研究表明，交通噪音可能会让你

潘基文赞“清洁能源计划”

WHITE HOUSEWhen the leaders of the United States and United Nations meet, there is seemingly no limit to the number of pressing issues that are up for discussion. President Barack Obama acknowledged the demands on the United Nations have never been g

奥巴马宣布最严碳排放细则

Speaking on Monday the US president was blunt and to the point no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations than a change in climate The tough new federal restrictions on Green House gas emissions from coal power plants in

公众呼吁采取行动保护环境

I think environment has everything to do with everyone. But I also think it's OK if I don't focus much attention on water pollution. I can afford purified water. But emissions pumped out in China do pollute the food we eat. From PM 2.5 to the so-call

安赛乐米塔尔将发布新型高强度汽车用钢

ArcelorMittal will launch a new high-strength automotive steel later this year, throwing down the gauntlet to its rivals in the race to make cars lighter. 安赛乐米塔尔(ArcelorMittal)将于今年晚些时候发布一款新型高强度汽车用钢，

苹果中国供应商受益于创新

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- An innovative stage in the production of the latest iPhone models might help all its suppliers, especially those in China, to cut carbon emissions and improve efficiency, according to an Apple executive on Monday. The bi

经济学人:气候变化 高举环保大旗

Climate change 气候变化 Raise the green lanterns 高举环保大旗 China is using climate policy to push through domestic reforms 中国以环境政策推动国内改革 WHEN world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss cutting planet-heating emis

经济学人312:绿色乱局 Tangled Up in Green Tape

PITY the engineers responsible for keeping Americas coal-fired power plants up to standard. a court halted the adoption of new regulations on that would have affected lots of themjust two days before they were due to go into force. The suspended regu

万物简史 第381期:进入对流层(22)

By 1958, when people in lab coats started to pay attention to it, it had risen to 315 parts per million. 到1958年实验室人员开始重视这个问题的时候，那个数字已经上升到百万分之三百一十五。 Today it is over 360 parts

China protests EU shipping carbon tax

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