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42.Coal-fired power plants 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 fuel
A second explosion has occurred at the nuclear power plant that was damaged in Fridays catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. Nuclear reactor 3 from the Fukushima plant suffered a similar explosion to that which hit reactor 1 on Saturday. Officials say
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
HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fire broke out at a nuclear power plant Tuesday in the U.S. state of Texas, forcing one of two units to be shut down, U.S. media reported. No injuries were reported in the fire, which erupted in the Unit 2 main transformer
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin
By Faiza Elmasry Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06 November 2007 An organic farm known as Growing Power and its owner, a former basketball player are on a mission. Over the past 15 years, Will Allen has developed what he calls an ecologically sound urban farm
Agriculture Report - Test Your Word Knowledge With a Quiz About Farm Terms This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we have a vocabulary quiz. We start with two questions about terms for plants. OK, first question: What is the name f
EXPLORATIONS - Working to Protect Plants for Future Generations CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Im Chrisopher Cruise. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about concerns about plant life, including agricultura
Owner of Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant Fights for Survival Facing tens of billions of dollars in liabilities, clean-up costs and the eventual decommissioning of its Fukushima power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, known as TEPCO, is in a fight
Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumping Operation Going Well A plan to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel around reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant appears to be working, the plant owner said Thursday. Higher pressure levels h
Japan has confirmed radiation contamination of some agricultural products near a nuclear power plant crippled by last week's earthquake and tsunami that is still spewing radiation. In what is likely to deal a heavy blow to agriculture in the Tohoku r
Japan's nuclear accident comes as Russia prepares for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. This combination may weaken support for nuclear energy in Russia, long a major nuclear advocate. A Soviet official hysterically bellowing t
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 coastal city of Weihai in East China's Shandong Province has started building a nuclear plant to address a shortage of power in the region. Power production in Shandong has been largely based on coal-burning, which pollutes the environment but do
Locals in Uganda are lauding a construction project financed by China which is creating the East African country's largest hydroelectric power plant. The 600-megawatt (MW) Karuma Hydroelectric Power Plant is located at the mid-western district of Kir
By Catherine Makino Tokyo 17 July 2007 A day after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's northwestern coast, officials are investigating the possibility of radioactive leaks at a nuclear power plant. As Catherine Makino reports from Tokyo, the search
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France plans to invest $1.4 billion for the development of nuclear power plants. The announcement comes amid French concerns about the safety of nuclear energy following the disaster at Japan's power plant in Fuk
Government officials in Japan say it could take months for radiation(放射辐射) leaks to be brought under control at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Fukushima Daiichi plant continues to spew radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
英语学习笔记: utilities n. 自来水 power outage 停电 power plant 发电厂 power line 电线 running water/tap water 自来水 bottled water 瓶装的水 mineral water 矿物质水 The power is off. 我家停电了 The power is back on.
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