A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

In U.S. politics, all eyes are on the Midwest state of Wisconsin where a budget battle rages that could have a profound impact on the power of labor unions around the country. The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wants to curb the coll

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Chinese and Pakistani investors inaugurated the project in Hub, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March. 21, 2017. [Photo: China Plus] The groundbreaking ceremony for a China-Pakistan joint venture, a coal fired power plant, was held in Hub, in the

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British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU. [Photo: Reuters] The UK has pulled the trigger for Br

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The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seemed to fit the bill, and it fueled the earliest power statio

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wind Power report It is estimated that the world's consumption of energy will increase by 60 percent over the next 20 years. Today half of U.S. ele

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By Jeff Swicord Terre Haute, Indiana 24 May 2007 As part of our continuing series on Searching for Solutions, VOA traveled to Terre Haute, Indiana, to tour one of two so called clean coal electric generating plants in the United States. Clean coal te

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Power Portraits Capture World Leaders World leaders and heads of state are always in the public eye. We watch them on TV and see their photos in newspapers and magazines. But when New Yorker staff photographer Platon Antoniou - who uses just his firs

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Hydro Power report For a long time, hydropower was considered the original renewable energy resource. In many countries, hydropower represents a high

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I've always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat

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By Heda Bayron Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 House with solar panel unit in Patagan Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of far-flung villages in the Philippines. But a solar energy system project for the country's remote villages is

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But their energy use is the subject of growing concern and criticism. Transcript of radio broadcast: 11 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Internet is sometimes described as a cloud -- a big, borderless area of computing

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Major world powers agreed Friday on a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear program despite tensions between the United States and Russia over Georgia. The draft measure, expected to win swift approval in the full council, reaffirms

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Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it

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In Belarus, the nation that most suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials recently signed a deal for their first nuclear power plant from Russia. Despite the authoritarian government in Minsk, popular protest is bubbling. After an expl

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Kenya Pursuing Nuclear Power Despite the Risks NAIROBI Kenya is forging ahead with plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2025 as part of an ambitious development agenda. However, the project is not without its doubters, who wonder whether nuclear p

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And this is The Call-In. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: We're looking at sexual harassment and posing the question, what behavior crosses the line? This past week, more men in positions of power lost their jobs due to

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Canadians have re-elected the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As Craig McCulloch reports, despite the win, Mr. Harper still has a minority government in Canada's House of Commons. Stephen Harper and relative celebrate Conse

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We begin with an update of the death toll of a strong earthquake thats rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. So far 381 people have been confirmed dead. The quake struck Zhaotong city at 4:30 pm Sunday, Beijing Time. The epicenter is in Longtousha

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