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Technology Report - Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil? 科技报道 - 塑料制油技术是否可以减少美国的石油需求 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技
Oil is good and bad. Its good because it helps our energy needs. Its bad because it causes pollution. Oil is a fossil fuel. Burning it produces carbon dioxide (CO2). This is one of the biggest causes of global warming. There isnt much oil left in the
An increase in world oil prices is helping Vietnam speed economic growth and build new roads and bridges. But it also means higher fuel prices for its own people. Vietnam is not a major oil-producing nation like some Middle Eastern nations. However,
By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 May 2008 A couple has embarked on a journey around Australia in a car powered by leftover vegetable oil from fish and chip shops. Rachel and Gerard Mimmo plan to drive 18,000 miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. Fr
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
By Yi Suli Carl's Corner, Texas 03 October 2006 watch Carl's Corner report Carl's Corner in the southwestern state of Texas used to be an old-fashioned truck stop. Today it is a city in its own right, a haven for truckers passing by, a frontier for
From electric automobiles to solar wheels, hybrid cars are the wave of the future. But what about a truck that runs on the energy of the past? An unconventional doctoral student is determined to make the original renewable fuel an efficient, economic
By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt 22 May 2007 Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria's Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hou
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil prices back into the news. Prices have been rising at their fastest level since two thousand
Oil prices are now more than 60 percent off their record highs in July. Although it still remains above $50 a barrel, in Asia, consumers and governments are benefitting from the decline. VOA's Kate Pound Dawson in Bangkok takes a look at what cheape
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
Oil is good and bad. Its good because it helps our energy needs. Its bad because it causes pollution. Oil is a fossil fuel. Burning it produces carbon dioxide (CO2). This is one of the biggest causes of global warming. There isnt much oil left in the
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO
With rising oil prices inflating the cost of almost everything, people are looking for other ways to power vehicles, and even for alternatives to vehicles. In this report, VOA's Kent Klein looks at ways to end the era of expensive fuel. (Part 5 of 5
Rising fuel costs are making it more expensive to move food and other goods to the marketplace. That means prices are going up for consumers, but incomes may not be rising enough to keep pace with inflation. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, it also mean
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 June 2008 India has raised domestic fuel prices, in the wake of the massive surge in international crude oil prices. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are worries the move will fuel inflation at a cruci
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
Under China's current pricing system - which was introduced back in 2009, domestic fuel prices are only adjusted when prices of overseas crude oil change by more than 4 percent over 22 working days. We will raise or cut fuel prices more swiftly and m
The plunge of oil prices has helped reduce fuel costs and made airlines big winners. Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that its annual profit nearly doubled in 2015. The net profit of Hong Kong's biggest airline jumped 90% from the year before