VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. On our program this week, we will tell about an environmental study of the recent wildfires in California. We will also tell how some wat

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Today's society is a highly developed technological society. However, the shortcomings in the development process are obvious, such as: carbon dioxide, and environmental pollution. But the most serious should be the carbon dioxide problem. Now the pr

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In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Florida's Panhandle today. NPR's Greg Allen reports the former Massachusetts governor made a pitch to the many veterans who live in the area. Pensacola is home to a

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The US Supreme Court is expected to rule by June on the fate of the nation's sweeping health care law after hearing three days of arguments. It's really anyone's guess how the court will lean. Paul Clement, the lawyer for the 26 states seeking to hav

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AS IT IS 2016-07-29 UN: World Temperatures Rising Faster Than Predicted 全球升温速度超出预期 The United Nations World Meteorological Organization says the first half of this year has been the hottest in recorded history. 联合国世界气象

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As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

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This is one of the reasons why Canada, 这就是为何加拿大 originally a climate change hero -- 它原本是环保英雄- we were one of the first signatories of the Kyoto Accord. 我们是第一批签署京都议定书的国家之一 Now we're

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Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden leg of their global voyage. The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday fro

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World Environment Day(世界环境日)World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal

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Iran Nuclear Talks Deadline Extended 伊朗核谈判期限延长 Negotiations on Iran's nuclear program have been extended until July 7, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The announcement came during continuing discussions in Vienna, Austria. The negotiat

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White House budget director Peter Orszag is defending President Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's healthcare system and Mr. Obama's August target for passage of legislation by Congress. Some lawmakers from both parties are saying the bills are c

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Earlier this month, NASA announced that an MIT Physics professor will lead a team of scientists on a new mission. The objective: build a giant radio telescope on the

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Global Pollution Trends According to a recent report by the UNEP 1 , if car numbers keep increasing at the present rate, there will be more than a billion on the road by 2025. Today, motor vehicles pu

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[00:00.00]Fuel CellEnergy in the Future [00:09.66]The price of oil has soared from $43.45 a barrel to $65.35, a 50% gain. [00:19.95]It is transportation such as driving back and forth to work [00:24.32]and visiting companies that burns lots of fossil

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Carbon Trading: How the Chicago Climate Exchange WorksBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Agriculture

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Many American states, cities and businesses say they will work to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. This comes after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. out of the international agreement. More than a dozen governors

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The international climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark enters its second day amid reminders global warming is already underway and calls to come up with a solid, workable deal in the days to come. Sonja Pace | Copenhagen 08 December 2009 Michel

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Today marks Chinas first National Low-Carbon Day. It was introduced by the State Council in its bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the worlds second-largest economy. National Low-Carbon Day will fall on the third day of the National Energy Effici

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WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Environmental problems are too big for individual countries and individual people to address. In other words, we have reached the stage where the only way

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is out with a far-reaching plan to fight climate change. In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama announced his administration would launch the first-ever federal regulations to limit

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