What is fracking? It is a way of getting gas or oil from inside rock, deep underground. Mining companies break the rock using water. This week, the Commissioner for the Environment gave a report on fracking in New Zealand. She said that the mining co

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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for China's work safety regulator said on Friday that coal mining remains a high-risk industry in the country despite improvements over the past decade. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Huang Yi, of

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Natural Gas, Environmental Regulations Hurt US Coal Regions 天然气的使用伤害了美国煤炭产区的利益 洛根,西弗吉尼亚州许多发电厂在美国使用的是天然气代替煤发电,减少二氧化碳的排放量。虽然这可能是

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At the moment, workers at the Pike River Coal mine are using a jet machine to pump CO2 into the mine to put out the fire. Then they will put a cover over the entrance. When the mine is cool and all poisonous gases have gone, rescuers will enter the m

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Voice 1 Hello, Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 The place is dirty

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Lignite is low grade coal which contains more moisture than high grade coal and is dirty to burn. Southland has ten areas with lignite. Solid Energy, which is a government company, plans to mine this lignite. The company has plans to build a $25m bri

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