豆知识 2011-07-17&07-23 瓶装水的故事 (2/2)

Exactly how is that environmentally responsible? The problems start here with extraction and production, where oil is used to make water bottles. Each year, making the plastic water bottles used in the U.S. takes enough oil and energy to fuel a milli

豆知识 2011-07-10&07-16 瓶装水的故事 (1/2)

One of the problems with trying to use less stuff is that sometimes we feel like we really need it. What if you live in a city like, say, Cleveland, and you want a glass of water? Are you going to take your chances and get it from the city tap? Or sh

NPR 2012-03-23

US intelligence officials are warning that global water supplies are unlikely to keep up with demands, and that will pose risks to world food markets and economic growth. NPR's Michele Kelemen has more on feared water wars we could see in the coming

美国国家公共电台 NPR High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For decades, the Colorado River has fed growing cities from Denver to Los Angeles, and a lot of the produce in grocery stores across the country right now was grown with Colorado River water. Now with climate change and severe drou

英语听力：自然百科 旱灾的成因与影响

旱灾的成因与影响 Its signs are subtle and slow: the earth dries; water levels fall; the rains do not come; and the land is gripped by drought. At its most basic, a drought occurs when more water is used than isreplenished. It is a balance bet

Brazil: Water Is an International Problem

A Brazilian official says water restrictions in Brasilia will end by December, when an expanded supply system will be completed. United Nations officials say Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is one of a growing number of cities with water shortages.

VOA慢速英语--Demand for Lithium Creates ‘Water War’ in Chile

Parts of Chile are facing a growing water crisis. The Reuters news agency reports the government is taking steps to protect the countrys water supplies from mining operations. But for many years, the Chilean government approved water extraction right

VOA标准英语2010年-Farmers in Asia Turn to Machines, Wate

Demand for higher productivity has pushed farmers in Asia to let go of the water buffalo as a farming tool. Today, governments and investors are finding ways to expand the iconic beast of burden's role on the farm. Millions of farmers in Southeast As

VOA标准英语2008年-Sri Lanka Aims to Meet Asia's Demand for Techno

Sri Lanka hopes to take advantage of the growing regional demand for information technology graduates. A new training institute opens next year to provide skilled graduates to meet increasing demand. Ron Corben recently visited Colombo and has this

2007年VOA标准英语-High Prices, Demand Lead to New Oil Extraction

By Mil Arcega Washington 25 May 2007 Technology and high gasoline prices are helping to coax hard-to-extract oil from California's oil fields. Production at some of the state's older oil fields is expected to dry up in about 25 years, but Chevron say

VOA标准英语2012--Hungrier Planet Strains Water Supply

Hungrier Planet Strains Water Supply Thirsty food Water. As the population grows, there are more and more people at the tap every day. But when it comes to the worlds demand for water, drinking it is just the beginning Food - and agriculture in parti

VOA标准英语2013--Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities

Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities A barbed-wired fence divides farmlands in India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors with a history of violent conflict. But the waters that feed them know no boundaries. The Indus River ba

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语初级版 Lesson 90 Demand

Lesson 90 Demand 1.This work demand scare and patience . 2.She demanded to talk to the headmaster . 3.I demand to know the truth . 4.The policeman demanded the boy's name . 5.We demand that you should give an answer at once . 6.They refused my demand

VOA常速英语2007-Congo Rebels Demand Negotiations

By Noel King Kigali 18 October 2007 Dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda and his National Congress for the People's Defense will not surrender or agree to integrate in Congo's national army without formal negotiations, a spokesman says. Noel Ki

CCTV9英语新闻：Thousands demand a recall referendum for Pres Maduro

A demonstrator is blocked by Bolivarian National police during an anti-government march to the headquarters of the national electoral body, CNE, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Opposition protesters were blocked from reaching the CNE

OPEC Says World Oil Demand Is Slowing

The oil-producing OPEC cartel has for the fourth straight month trimmed its estimate of world demand for oil for the rest of this year and in 2012. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday that the demand for oil w

OPEC raises 2011 world oil demand growth forecast

VIENNA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) （石油输出国家组织 ）raised its forecast Monday for global oil-demand growth this year, encouraged by outlook of continued world economic recovery. In 2011

GM sales jumps 11.4% in March on strong demand

CHICAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. said on Friday that it sold 206,621 vehicles last month, up 11.4 percent from a year ago, as higher gasoline prices triggered demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles. The U.S. automaker said

VOA双语新闻：学者：食品水能源短缺将汇成风暴

Speaking at the Sustainable Development conference in London, Britain's chief scientific advisor warns that under the backdrop of a growing global population, the world will face a perfect storm of threats as food, water and energy shortages combine

欧美人文风情第180篇:瓶装水背后不能说的秘密

This is a story about a world obsessed with stuff. 这是个关于沉溺于物质的世界的故事。 It's a story about a system in crisis. 这是关于一个岌岌可危的系统的故事。 We're trashing the planet. We're trashing each other. 我们