VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil?

Technology Report - Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil? 科技报道 - 塑料制油技术是否可以减少美国的石油需求 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技

听一分钟英文：Oil-石油

Oil is good and bad. Its good because it helps our energy needs. Its bad because it causes pollution. Oil is a fossil fuel. Burning it produces carbon dioxide (CO2). This is one of the biggest causes of global warming. There isnt much oil left in the

High Oil Prices Help Vietnam, Hurt Its Fuel Buyers

An increase in world oil prices is helping Vietnam speed economic growth and build new roads and bridges. But it also means higher fuel prices for its own people. Vietnam is not a major oil-producing nation like some Middle Eastern nations. However,

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Take for an example, bio-diesel fuel can be made from vegetable oil and animal fats, and its chemical make up includes carbin chains, joush worth knows that he didn't learn the chemistry class and hasn't taken chemistry yet. Brook horper, a field in

2007年VOA标准英语-Paradox of Oil-Rich Nigeria: Little Fuel in a L

By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt 22 May 2007 Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria's Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hou

How High Will the Price of Oil Go This Time?

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil prices back into the news. Prices have been rising at their fastest level since two thousand

VOA标准英语2012--Oil Prices Ease, But Airlines Still Worried

Oil Prices Ease, But Airlines Still Worried Jet fuel prices were about one-seventh of the expenses for a typical airline a decade ago - consuming less of the budget than pay for pilots and other workers. But International Air Transport Association sp

VOA标准英语2010年-Oil-Tainted Waste Raises Health, Envir

The arrival of oil-tainted waste to federally approved landfills across the Gulf coast is raising concerns are raised about the potential impact on the environment and public health An estimated 700 million liters of oil have spilled into the Gulf of

VOA标准英语2009年-Entrepreneurs Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel

Plastic waste is swamping Asia's landfills, and some ends up at sea, harming marine life. Now, environmentalists and entrepreneurs are attempting to recycle plastic back to its main component - oil. In the northern Pacific Ocean, scientists say a la

纯正英语一分钟-Oil

Oil is good and bad. Its good because it helps our energy needs. Its bad because it causes pollution. Oil is a fossil fuel. Burning it produces carbon dioxide (CO2). This is one of the biggest causes of global warming. There isnt much oil left in the

双语有声阅读:Fuel from human waste 人类排泄物可转化

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

VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Price Spike Drives Up Other Costs

Rising fuel costs are making it more expensive to move food and other goods to the marketplace. That means prices are going up for consumers, but incomes may not be rising enough to keep pace with inflation. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, it also mean

人类粪便或成未来汽车燃料

While experts are developing 'greener' alternative fuel sources, a group of undergrads are creating a more natural one. 当专家们还在研发更环保的燃料时，一群在校生已经开始制作一种天然的燃料。 The team is working towa

中国拟建核废料处理厂遭公众抗议

Thousands of people took to the streets of an eastern Chinese city this weekend to protest against a proposed nuclear waste reprocessing facility, in a show of public opposition that China fears could derail its ambitious plans to construct dozens of

Obama urges Congress to repeal oil industry tax breaks

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama pressed the Congress on Thursday to end billions of dollars in subsides handed out to oil companies each year. Today, Members of Congress have a simple choice to make, said Obama. They can

TED演讲:恐惧核能是怎样伤害环境的(9)

And what about the waste? Everyone worries about the waste. 那来自核能的废物呢？每个人都在担心废料。 Well, the interesting thing about the waste is how little of it there is. This is just from one plant. 但是有趣的是，产生的

英闻天下——380 Heated Debates over Oil Pricing System Reform

Under China's current pricing system - which was introduced back in 2009, domestic fuel prices are only adjusted when prices of overseas crude oil change by more than 4 percent over 22 working days. We will raise or cut fuel prices more swiftly and m

French Nuclear Waste Train Enters Germany

A French train carrying 11 containers of reprocessed nuclear waste entered Germany Friday on its way to a storage site. French authorities had stopped the train Thursday before it reached the German border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radi

Five Cool Ways to Turn Trash Into Treasure

When we think of waste, we dont usually think utility. Yet, as we face droughts, limited landfill space, and depleting natural resources, weve been forced to reconsider our castoffs, with interesting results. These five case studies show that with in

CCTV9英语新闻：Low oil prices double Cathay Pacific Airways' profit

The plunge of oil prices has helped reduce fuel costs and made airlines big winners. Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that its annual profit nearly doubled in 2015. The net profit of Hong Kong's biggest airline jumped 90% from the year before