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Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the R
President Obama met with some of his top aides and governors and mayors from areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. He got an update at FEMA headquarters today. The federal government is giving storm victims new aid. It will help people who lost their h
美国干旱点燃粮食和能源之役 This summers scorching drought in the US Midwest has re-kindled a fight over the supply of maize as competition heats up between livestock producers and ethanol fuel production. The price of maize called corn i
By Mil Arcega Washington 29 April 2008 Hundreds of truckers gathered in Washington DC on April 28 to protest the high cost of fuel. The truckers say Washington lawmakers have been far too silent on an issue that has grave repercussions for the U.S. e
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Green Vehicle report The cost of gas at the pump keeps going up The high price of gasoline is changing the way we drive. And there are more concerns about the environment. Car manufacturers say those f
People around the world are feeling the effects of the rising oil prices. More expensive fuel means changes in transportation habits, as well as hard times in places where the cost of basic goods is also rising. It also means an uncertain future for
VOICE ONE: Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week we look at an industry that is facing major changes -- the automobile industry. (MUSIC) On the road, near Yosemite, California Americans, pos
General Motors will close four truck factories and move to make more cars. Also, airlines are retiring older planes and cutting flights and jobs. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. There was
By Greg Flakus Detroit 14 January 2008 More than 6,700 reporters from 42 nations are in Detroit for the news media preview of that city's North American International Auto Show, which opens to the general public this weekend. This year's show emphasi
Automakers Marketing More Fuel Efficient, Compact Cars After 15 years on the assembly line, Detroit autoworker Nicole Current is about to become unemployed. I make truck axles, so as the auto industry tries to get away from the larger size vehicles,
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
Rising Jet Fuel Costs Send Airline Fares Soaring Airlines are bracing for a tough year as higher jet fuel prices put a squeeze on profits. In order to recoup higher fuel costs, air carriers are raising ticket prices on travelers, like Brian Blair. Ai
Pacific Northwest Looks to Jump-Start Green Jet Fuel Industry The U.S. Navy's F-18 fighter planes ran test flights last year using jet fuel partially made from plant oils. In May the U.S. Air Force's famed Thunderbirds unit of F-16 fighter/bombers be
Darren Taylor | Johannesburg 03 September 2010 Thousands of fuel and motor industry employees in South Africa have joined a national public service strike in the country, but many others continue to resist union calls for them to stay away from work.
As rising fuel costs drive up the cost of transportation, the transportation industry itself is being forced to change. America's biggest carmaker is closing factories where its largest vehicles are made, and expanding plants that build small cars.
Once again, the cost of fuel is a major issue on budget day. But while drivers complain, many hauliers say the high prices are threatening their survival. This company in Northampton runs 65 lorries. Every time they fill up, they cost an extra 230 po
Kenya is joining a long list of countries planning to produce diesel fuel from the poisonous-but-oil-rich seeds of the jatropha tree, a plant indigenous to South America. The tree is at the heart of a five-year strategy to develop a bio-fuel industr
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
Hydrogen and Industries Hydrogen,the lightest and simplest of the elements, has several properties that make it valuable for many industries. It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel.In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and oxygen
在蓝领、白领、粉领等各种颜色的领充斥职场的时候,我们惊奇地发现了另一种领。他们不属于调色板上的任何一种颜色,因为他们是油领。 Fuel collar refers to those either in the travel industry or wh