美国国家公共电台 NPR We're Drowning In Plastic Trash. Jenna Jambeck Wants To Save Us

NOEL KING, HOST: Plastic is both a wonder of modern technology and also one of the major environmental problems of our time. Plastic garbage is turning up everywhere. There are these massive floating garbage patches in the oceans. There are tiny piec

VOA标准英语2014--UN: Plastic Accounts for $13B in Damage to Marine Habitat

UN: Plastic Accounts for $13B in Damage to Marine Habitat As World Cup play continues across Brazil, the country is gearing up to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Among the concerns is that the sailing venue near Rio de Janeiro is too polluted to

CCTV9英语新闻：Jilin Province takes the lead on plastic shopping bags

A new year with a new prospect: Jilin province in northeast China has approved the country's first ban on the production and sale of single use, non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. The ban went into effect on the first day of the year. For me I'

VOA标准英语2012--Born Again: The Reincarnation of a Plastic Bottle

Born Again: The Reincarnation of a Plastic Bottle Weve seen bottles on shelves, tossed into bins, bundled into bales and shredded and dumped into bags. This whole process spans hundreds of kilometers, and now, the rebirth of a plastic bottle. This is

VOA标准英语2010年-Nigeria's Plastic Bag Dilemma

Divine Ntaryike | Douala, Cameroon 05 October 2010 Across Africa, plastic bags blemish rural and urban scenery, damage ground water and soils, and choke livestock and fish, entangle birds and threaten animals in general. They also block sewage pipes,

VOA标准英语2013--Bacteria Thrive on Ocean Plastic Debris

Bacteria Thrive on Ocean Plastic Debris It takes about six weeks for a plastic bag or bottle to ride the surface currents from the U.S. East Coast to the Sargasso Sea, in the center of the North Atlantic. The area is a gyre, essentially a big whirlpo

VOA标准英语2014--Big Apple Weighs Fees on Single-use Plastic Bags

Big Apple Weighs Fees on Single-use Plastic Bags NEW YORK The world consumes hundreds of billions of single-use plastic bags each year. Environmental activists say they are difficult to recycle, wasteful and damage the biosphere. They want to ban pla

音乐咖啡厅:Jessica Sanchez - Plastic roses

2012年美偶亚军，年仅17岁的天才少女Jessica Sanchez近日发行了自己的首张专辑，首张专辑是便被 Interscope Records签下发行，同时新专辑找来了Mark J. Feist，Toby Gad，Harvey Mason Jr. Ne-Yo，Celeste Scalone等美

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Indian State Bans Plastic Bags, Straws And More. Will It Work?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: India's largest city has banned plastic bags and packaging. In India, people actually produce only a tenth of the plastic waste that Americans do. The problem is where it ends up, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Mumbai. (SOUN

美国国家公共电台 NPR One Child's Outsized Influence On The Debate Over Plastic Straws

KORVA COLEMAN, HOST: Impressive statistics can spread quickly. The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN and Time magazine have all reported that Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws every day. The National Pa

美国国家公共电台 NPR Beyond Plastic Bans: Creating Products To Replace It

Beyond Plastic Bans: Creating Products To Replace It LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Plastic pollution is a big problem. And there are a growing number of campaigns to ban plastic waste. That's putting pressure on companies not just over straws but all ki

VOA双语新闻2008年：China Bans Free Plastic Bags

China is taking action to curb plastic bag litter. Soon, free shopping bags will be a thing of the past. 中国正在采取行动减少遍地是塑料袋垃圾的现象。不久，免费提供购物袋的现象将会成为历史。 Starting June 1, s

环球英语 18 Plastic Bag Waste

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Study Health Risks of Plastic Ingred

By Melinda Smith Washington 08 August 2007 Scientists are concerned about the health risks of an ingredient in many of the plastic containers used for food and drinks Bisphenol A or BPA is a common chemical used to make tough, shatter-resistant plast

VOA标准英语2010年-Message in a Boat Made of Plastic Soda

A British adventurer is spreading his own message in a bottle by crossing the Pacific Ocean aboard an 18-meter catamaran made of thousands of plastic soda bottles. David de Rothschild's unusual boat is his way of drawing attention to the plastic poll

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Convert Feathers Into Biode

If you're a home gardener you may soon find that the pots you buy flowers and plants in are made from chicken feathers. Yes, tons of feathers that go to waste every year can now be transformed into plastics. Two Washington-area scientists are using f

ESL Podcast 511 – Getting Plastic Surgery

George: What are you doing? Joan: Im looking through these magazines to try and decide which plastic surgery procedures I should have next year. George: Youre not thinking of going under the knife . Joan: Yes, I am. Ive always wanted to improve on th

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've talked a lot on this program about plastic in the oceans. China is the biggest culprit when it comes to marine plastic, but Indonesia is second. Two young women on Bali are on a mission to change that beginning with plastic

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A tide of plastic waste is contaminating the oceans. And in a congressional hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse named major culprits. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SHELDON WHITEHOUSE: Over 50 percent of the plastic waste in t

英文乡村歌曲：Hafdis Huld - Plastic halo

My first time for years With minimal makeup Waiting to hear It's the true you You don't even smile You never notice When I do things for you When I do things for you I hope you choke In your plastic halo I hope you choke In your plastic halo 'Cause n