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AS IT IS 2013-04-29How India Has Become an Important Market for Developers of Solar Energy Welcome to AS IT IS, a daily show from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on how India has become an important market for developers
AS IT IS 2014-03-26 Pakistanis Suffer from Drought but Find New Energy Sources 巴基斯坦遭遇干旱,但找到新的能量源 Hello again, and welcome back to the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. Im Jim Tedder in Was
George: Whoa, what happened? Inga: The lights went out. Did we blow a fuse, or is this a blackout? George: Well, I dont see any lights on in any of the houses down the street. Its pitch black out there. Inga: So its another power outage. Somehow the
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 June 2006 Israel has launched an air and ground assault on the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip. The offensive was prompted by the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier on Sunday. --------- One of the three bridges in Gaza, dest
By Stefan Bos Budapest 26 June 2007 A heat wave has killed dozens of people in Central and Southeastern Europe, most in Romania, where authorities have issued a code orange alert in the capital Bucharest and in eight counties. There are also concerns
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Thomas Edison, 1847-1931: America's Great Inventor ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, Sarah Long and Bob Doughty tell about the inventor Thomas Alva Edison. He had a major effect on th
Agriculture Report - Making Power From Coconut Shells, Mango Pits 农业报道 - 通过椰子壳和芒果核发电 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Seth DeBolt is a plant scientist a
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 26 June 2007 The deployment of 28,000 additional U.S. troops to secure Baghdad is now complete. The troops began arriving in February, and have been focusing their mission on clearing troubled neighborhoods of al-Qaida and
Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机 Nearly all forms of energy production use large amounts of water. Coal, which generates nearly 50 percent of the electricity in the U.S., needs water for mining and transport,
One of the key sources of renewable energy being developed today is wind power, utilizing giant turbines to generate electricity. These work best in windy places like the U.S. Great Plains that stretch from west Texas in the south to the Dakotas in
Pakistan Villagers Find Creative Energy Solutions 巴基斯坦村民找到创造性的能源解决方案 WASHINGTON Many areas of Pakistan suffer energy shortages because the country's grid does not reach all of its remote corners. In one section of
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 04 August 2006 Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, faces a crippling energy shortage with basic electricity only available six hours a day. Officials say demand is soaring, but international support for the city's energy needs is be
Beginners. Ellensburg is a town that is about an hour and a half's drive from Wenatchee. If you take the main road towards Seattle, you will find it on the way. The town is situated in a very wide valley that is pretty and green, especially at the mo
Bird on a Wire 当我们行走在马路上时,经常可以看到成群的麻雀或乌鸦停落在几万伏的高压电线上,它们不仅不会触电,而且一个个显得悠闲自得。可是,你也知道,如果有人不小心碰到高压线