VOA标准英语 Lawmakers Urge More Action to Prevent Flu-Infected T

Members of the U.S. Congress - particularly those representing states along the border with Mexico and Canada - are calling on the Obama administration to do more to prevent travelers infected with swine flu from entering the United States. They mad

英闻天下——573 Beijing's New Emission Standard Begins Feb 1

The capital will raise its automobile-emission standards on Friday, making them the strictest in the nation. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said the move is expected to reduce auto pollution by 40 percent to better improve the hazardous

NPR 2010-01-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. The United States and Britain have shut down their embassies in Yemen in light of what President Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan called alive and active threat of Al-Qaeda attacks

SSS 2009-11-27

It really is rocket scienceresearchers are using huge x-ray scanners from NASA to understand how sonar might be affecting the hearing of large ocean mammals. These scanners are usually used to inspect the space shuttles solid fuel rockets. Navy sonar

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2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-Clean Trucks, Clean Emissions

Diesel fuel in the US and the fumes from diesel engines are about to get a whole lot cleaner. As of today, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring much of the diesel in the country to have 97% less sulfur in it. It's the start of a project

CNN 2012-05-12

Nice job on that iReport, Madison (ph).We're glad to see all of you tuning in to this midweek edition of CNN Student News.My name is Carl Azuz.Let's get started. First up,investigators are studying an explosive device that they say could have ended u

2007年VOA标准英语-New Airport Technology Raises Issue of Security

By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Screening report Ever since the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the need for airport security has led to a steady increase in the use and improvement of technology. One new

VOA标准英语2010年-Non-binding Copenhagen Agreement Facin

Negotiators at the climate summit in Copenhagen last month failed to agree on a new climate change treaty to replace the current Kyoto Protocol before it expires in 2012. Jonathan Lash is president of World Resources Institute, an environmental polic

VOA标准英语2009年-India Satisfied with Copenhagen Summit

India says it is satisfied with outcome of the recent climate summit at Copenhagen, which did not spell out specific targets for reducing carbon emissions. India is hailing the united position adopted by big developing countries at the summit. Anjana

VOA常速英语2007年-US, EU Deadlock Over Emission Cuts May Derail C

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 13 December 2007 The head of the United Nations Climate Change Conference is warning that a deadlock between the United States and the European Union over greenhouse gas emission targets may derail the conferen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bill Of The Month: A Tale Of 2 CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, we have a tale of two medical bills - same patient, same test, but one test cost 33 times more than the other. It's our bill of the month, part of a series with Kaiser Health News in which we examine real-world medical bil

2015年CRI National Carbon Emission Trading Market Planed for 2017

Briefing a news conference on Thursday, Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative on climate change, said the country is exploring emissions trading mechanisms. China now is piloting emission trading in seven provinces or municipalities, and the wo

VOA标准英语2010年-Airport Body Scanners Called Safe If P

Compared to the dose level of a medical chest x-ray, a backscatter scan is thousands of times lower. Since the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, airports are looking for ways to tighten security. One method being adopted by some and

VOA标准英语2010年-New Body Scanners at Work In British A

Body scanners are viewed by many as an invasive technology, which amounts to a virtual strip search. They reveal graphic images of passengers' bodies, including medical details like evidence of mastectomy and colostomy bags. Britons call it a breach

VOA标准英语2010年-Europe Debates Airport Security

European aviation officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss airport security measures and British authorities are doing the same as governments try to decide the best way to protect planes and air passengers in the wake of a failed bombing attempt

VOA标准英语2010年-Body Scanners, Touted as Effective Too

Public opinion polls suggest most Americans favor full body scanners as a way to protect against terror attacks on commercial airliners. The benefits of scanners are being debated in a number of countries. Some groups have raised privacy issues. But

VOA标准英语2010年-African Countries Step Up Airport Secu

Several countries in Africa say they are increasing security at their airports following the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a US airliner by a Nigerian man. Other countries say they have no plans for upgrades, but are monitoring the situation. Scot

CCTV9英语新闻：Golmud refinery working to meet emission standards

China is now on the front lines of efforts to develop energy sources that can balance the goals of sustaining economic growth and protecting the environment. Decisive action is needed to strengthen policy frameworks across the country to reach that g

英闻天下——214 Beijing's New Emission Standard Begins Feb 1

The capital will raise its automobile-emission standards on Friday, making them the strictest in the nation. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said the move is expected to reduce auto pollution by 40 percent to better improve the hazardous