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AS IT IS 2013-04-29How India Has Become an Important Market for Developers of Solar Energy Welcome to AS IT IS, a daily show from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on how India has become an important market for developers
Carl: Uh! Whats that smell? Jody: Im working on my latest invention. Im turning our old food into an energy source for our car and our house. Carl: Why? There are already lots of types of renewable energy that power cars and homes, and none of them s
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 January 2006 A Washington-based public policy group is advocating an ambitious proposal for energy integration and cooperation in the Americas, with the ultimate goal o
in a few minutes, getting back to business in New Orleans, but first to international business. A Chinese bid to buy the US oil company Unocal earlier this year caused quite a stir. Some people questioned the wisdom of letting foreigners control an A
By Steve Herman Tokyo 29 May 2006 The World Bank is questioning the value of large-scale power-generation projects of the type it has funded in Africa and other parts of the developing world. Paul Wolfowitz World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is pre
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse
By Efam Dovi Accra 12 September 2006 In Ghana, mining companies are being forced to cut energy use by 50 percent to help the country through its worst energy crisis in nine years. The country's bulk electricity supplier, the Volta River Authority, s
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Military Energy Cost The cost of fighting the war on terror is measured in blood and in treasure -- the number of lives lost, and the number of U.S.
By Scott Stearns White House 21 February 2006 President Bush speaks on Energy Conservation and Efficiency panel at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Tuesday President Bush says investments in alte
By Danstan Kaunda Lusaka 22 March 2007 A project in Southern Africa is helping promote the use of renewable energy sources. Its called INSABA -- The Integrated Southern Africa Business Advisory and is funded by a German NGO called IN-Went. Voice of
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 March 2006 Windmills in California Windmills are sprouting across the United States, as Americans search for non-polluting alternative energy sources. The West Coast
Sudan's energy minister has reportedly canceled a visit to Kenya next week to conclude an oil deal reached between the two countries in August. The report of the cancellation has yet to be confirmed by officials in Khartoum and Nairobi, but it has d
President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, said if confirmed he will pursue policies to address climate change and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Energy Sec.-designate Steven Chu te
By Brian Wagner Miami 27 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks during his tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, 27 Oct 2009 President Barack Obama traveled to Florida on Tuesday to help unveil the nation's
The U.S. energy secretary says global warming is proceeding more quickly than originally predicted. Stephen Chu is in China, the world's top emitter of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, to urge greater Sino-American cooperation to comb
Pakistan Villagers Find Creative Energy Solutions 巴基斯坦村民找到创造性的能源解决方案 WASHINGTON Many areas of Pakistan suffer energy shortages because the country's grid does not reach all of its remote corners. In one section of
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 04 August 2006 Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, faces a crippling energy shortage with basic electricity only available six hours a day. Officials say demand is soaring, but international support for the city's energy needs is be
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 05 September 2006 watch US Workers Pay Workers' pay is not keeping up with rising energy costs The largest industrial trade association in the U.S. says manufacturing production has increased at the fastest pace in more
U.S. President Barack Obama set aside more than $30 billion for several renewable energy projects in the government's massive economic stimulus package. And this week, thousands of students from across the nation descended on Washington for a youth
U.S. President Barack Obama is mandating higher energy efficiency standards for common household appliances as part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation's use of fuel and electricity. Mr. Obama says the economic recovery package before Congres