M: what did you do over the weekend? K: I went a global warming rally in London. It was fantastic to be around so many people who care about the environment. M: do you think there's anything we can do to reverse the damage that's been done already? K

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China produces and exports half of world's solar panels. It's also the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter. But the Chinese government says it wants to change, so it's rolling out a slew of new enviromental policies and plans to produce 15% of its

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Good morning. Australia and China have put their diplomatic tensions aside to sign a record trade deal. Resource giant PetroChina has agreed to buy 50 billion dollars worth of liquefied natural gas from the yet-to-be developed Gorgon field off Wester

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Experts: Climate Change Is a Medical Emergency 专家称气候变化是一场医疗急救事件 Health and medical experts gathered in Washington this week for talks on climate change and public health. They met at the White House. The meeting was he

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Tesla unveils batteries to power homes US electric carmaker Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that can power homes and businesses. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the firm would build batteries that store solar energy and serve as a back-up sys

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When the wind picks up at the foot of the Rockies, there are those who believe they can hear the future. At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, making alternative power sources competitive with fossil fuels has been a mission since the energy

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China Pledges to Increase Use of Renewable Energies to Deal with Shortages, Pollution 中国致力于增加可再生资源的利用率,以此来对抗能源短缺与环境污染 Beijing has pledged

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Cutting Ethanol Subsidy Might Not Impact Food Prices With the U.S. ethanol industry consuming about a quarter of the nations maize crop, many have blamed biofuels for rising food prices in recent years. The new year brought the end to a $6-billion su

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Feed-in tariff program relies on funding from electricity users, not taxpayers Tom Banse | Olympia, Washington 23 March 2010 Proposed solar installation and wind turbine at Gas Works Park in Seattle. National and state governments around the world ha

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Wind Power Firms Push to Extend Tax Credit ELLSWORTH, ILLINOIS Kansas cattleman Pete Ferrell almost lost his ranch in the recent drought that ravaged much of the United States, but he credits a series of 100-meter tall wind turbines situated on his p

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When the wind picks up at the foot of the Rockies, there are those who believe they can hear the future. At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, making alternative power sources competitive with fossil fuels has been a mission since the energy c

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: I say renewable energy and you probably think wind or maybe the sun. You might be able to put the ocean's waves on that list, too. The Department of Energy is experimenting with this idea. The department is spending $40 million t

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Environment minister Greg Hunt has welcomed the landmark climate deal with the US and China,but says australia is already delivering on its own commitment to reduce emissions.China has promised its emissions will peak by 2030 while the US has set its

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Fuel from human waste 人类排泄物可转化为燃料 Windpower: One form of renewable energy 风能:一种可再生能源 A new process which turns human excrement into valuable fuel has been developed by scientists in Thailand. They have produc

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美国风能产量骤增 The United States Department of Energy released two new reports this month showcasing record growth across the U.S. wind market -- increasing Americas share of clean, renewable energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs

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South Korea Goes Green While Promoting Nuclear Energy 韩国鼓励开发核能等绿色能源 SEOUL South Korea is one of the worlds biggest energy consumers and importers. The government is planning to build more nuclear power plants to meet rising

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今天我们要学的词是fast-track。 Fast-track, 是指通往成功的快行道. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said that he will put clean and renewable energy projects on the fast track, 美国能源部长朱棣文表示,他要加快清洁

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Work begins this month on a new, environmentally-friendly power plant in Liberia that will use old rubber trees to generate electricity. It is part of a plan to make Liberia the world's first sustainable biomass-driven economy. Natural rubber has an

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With revenue from pig products getting smaller every year, some farmers from rural England have decided to make some extra money by turning poo into profit. James Hart, who runs a pig farm, came up with a simple solution of using the huge amount of p

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As a Climate Saver, Yingli has promised an emission reduction target for a fixed period of time. By 2015, at least 4-percent of the electricity the company consumes will come from renewable sources, specifically solar. This target is four times the p

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