单词:Alternative investments
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Prototype Solar Cars Train Future Alternative Energy Experts JOHANNESBURG In South Africa, students at the University of Johannesburg have taken on the challenge of building their own solar cars and racing them in competitions. While it offers plenty
By John Shields Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Food vs Fuel report With the world's oil supply increasingly at risk of terrorist attacks and other disruptions, there is an international rush to
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The search for alternative fuels to gasoline has led to surprising possibilities, for instance, the waste oil for making French fries. But one of the most unusual alterna
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
This week well discuss choices about how best to use the words option and alternative. Frequently the words option and alternative are used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Do you know what it is? Lets say Horatio has a primary plan of act
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 12 June 2006 watch Stamp Collecting report Stamp collecting is a popular hobby that also can pay off financially. Stamps and related postal objects can be beautiful and exotic, plus they often have historical value. And
By Katherine Cole Tres Chicas is a rarity on the music charts: A vocal group in which all three singers are frontwomen in their own right. And don't get ready to rumba, because despite their Latin nam
By Brian Padden Washington 25 December 2007 With virtually no oil or natural gas resources of its own, Germany relies on Russia for 20 percent of its oil and one-third of its gas imports. But with Russia displaying a willingness to use oil as a polit
Congressional investigators say three previously undisclosed defects in a critical safety device may have contributed to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was owned by Transocean and leased by energy company BP. NPR's Peter Overby
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 26 February 2007 watch Energy report President Bush is looking for new ways to encourage the use of alternative energy, and Democratic Party leaders who control Congress appear to be only too ready to comply. That leaves
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
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 June 2006 Major international companies have recently announced several new investments in India. These investments signal India's growing importance as a global hub for the information technology industry, and also a
President Barack Obama says the United States should depend more on so-called clean forms of energy, like wind and solar, and less on oil. The president promoted his alternative energy plan on an Earth Day visit to the central state of Iowa. Preside
Speakers at the conference on alternative investments said Monday that an increasing number of shareholders want assurances that their investments are environmentally friendly. And they want them return a healthy yield. One of the speakers is Mary Bu
China's energy production relies heavily on coal-fired power stations. As the world's highest emitter of greenhouse gasses, China consumed more than 400 million tones of coal last year. As many parts of China have been shrouded in a gray haze over th
By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 17, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some young people in the United States attend 1)alternative schools. These are schools that
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By Gary Thomas Washington 09 February 2007 The controversy over the Bush Administration's pre-war intelligence on Iraq was further fuelled Friday by an internal Pentagon critique of the work of a little-known Defense Department office. As VOA corresp
Im totally hopeless with money. Ive never really understood things like investments. I should be more interested in investments because I know Ill get more money. I find everything very confusing. I never know what to invest in. Some of my friends in
今天我们要学的词是 alternative. Alternative 作为形容词,意思是另外的,可以用于替代的。Stephen Hawking predicts that planet Earth will only survive another 100 years, and it's urgent to consider an alternative planet. 霍金