News & Reports 2011-01-09

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition A senior member of the Russian parliament says his country will likely ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the United States by the end of the month.

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John Key said this week that the government will sell some state assets after the next elections. He listed four energy companies: Solid Energy which is a coal company, and three electricity companies Meridian Energy, Genesis and Mighty River Power.

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JEFFREY BROWN: Finally tonight, new findings and charges in the investigation of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. It was the deadliest in the U.S. in four decades29 men were killed on April 5, 2010, after an explosion at the mine

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California to Require Solar Power for New Homes California has become the first U.S. state to approve plans to require newly-built homes to include solar equipment. 加州已成为美国第一个批准计划要求新建住宅纳入太阳能设备的州

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By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 12 March 2007 watch National Oil Companies A new study of state-owned oil companies says these so-called National Oil Companies, or NOCs, control most of the world's known energy reserves and hold the key to any increas

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1. President Bush made energy of big topic in his State of the Union speech last night. Today he's following up. Bush toured an experimental station in Delaware to talk about finding and using alternative energy sources. 2. U.S. officials say four o

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05布什反对设置能源最高限价 Bush Rejects Call for Price Caps on Energy Prices Deborah Tate Los Angeles 30 May 2001 04:01 UTC President Bush has met with California's Governor Gray Davis to

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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

U.S. death toll from hurricane Irene rises to 40

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene has risen sharply to at least 40 as of Tuesday, as more bodies were pulled from floodwaters, according to state authorities. Eleven states in the U.S. east coast r

新西兰英语 643 Maori want to own rivers

More than 200 Maori attended the Waitangi Tribunal today to argue that they own the water in New Zealand rivers. They want the Tribunal to stop the government selling 49% of the electricity companies. On June 26th the government passed the law to sel

VOA常速英语2008年-'State of the Planet' Summit Concludes Climate

By Victoria Cavaliere New York 23 April 2008 International concern is mounting that global warming could put millions of people at risk through drought, floods and other extreme weather. A group of economists, scientists, and international leaders me

阿联酋副总统参观4个拉丁美洲国家

DUBAI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum will begin on Sunday a visit to Mexico which will be followed by visits to Brazil, Argentine and Chile, state ne

中国企业投资巴西电力行业

The State Grid Corporation of China signed an agreement with Brazil's Eletrobras utility last year to build high-voltage transmission lines for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam. Scheduled to complete in 2017, the project is believed to be the largest

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前途未卜的英国威尔士核项目

In a field in a remote part of north-west Wales, a lone farmer cuts the grass, parcelling it up into hay bales which can be sold for a modest profit. His farm, and even the hill on which it sits, will soon be demolished by the Japanese-owned company

Google increases investment in clean energy

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Google announced on Thursday that it is investing 75 million U.S. dollars in a wind farm in the Midwestern U.S. state of Iowa, making its total investment in clean energy projects to nearly 1 billion dollars. The Io

Australia, U.S. to hold discussion on energy

CANBERRA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Australia and the United States will have a bilateral discussion on energy supply and security in 2013, Australian Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson said in a statement on Friday. This bilateral discussio

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1. President Barack Obama says his decision to clear the way for oil drilling off most US shores is a compromise aimed at harnessing the nation's energy resources while also protecting its natural resources. The president says he knows environmentali

美国和墨西哥合作应对气候变化

U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Mexico Mission Director, Thomas R. Delaney, joined Mr. Graco Ramirez, the Governor of Morelos State, in Mexico City on September 13th, to sign a Letter of Intention to cooperate between USAID and t

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16.The early railroads were........the existing arteries of transportation: roads,turnpikes, canals,and other waterways. A.those short lines connected B.short lines that connected C.connected by short lines D.short connecting lines 答对率：50% 答案