SSS 2009-12-24

The northeast just had its first big snow of the season. Meanwhile, on Titan, it was foggy. That weather report brought to you by researchers publishing in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters. The scientists found that Titan, Saturns largest mo

Researchers Find Way to Reduce Methane from Cows

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earths surface. The scientists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the

60秒科学:Fog Found on Saturn's Moon Titan

Fog Found on Saturn's Moon Titan A study in Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals that Titan may be home to the familiar atmospheric condition known as fog--but made out of methane. Karen Hopkin reports The northeast just had its first big snow of th

日本成功分离可燃冰 或化解能源危机

Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as fire ice, from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country. In what they are claiming as a world first, a consortium is drilling f

VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Tons Of Methane Gas Could Be Trapped Under Antarctica

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VOA标准英语2011--Many Unknowns about Future Climate Change Effects

Many Unknowns about Future Climate Change Effects Scientists say many of the long-term effects of rising temperatures are still unknown. Theyre discussing the problem at the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa. Researchers say clim

VOA标准英语2010年-Getting Mileage Out of Manure

Dairy farmer, researchers look for ways to power cars with bio-gas from cattle Tom Banse | Bellingham, Washington 23 February 2010 Dairy owner Darryl Vander Haak turns cow manure into 'bio-gas' which burns like natural gas in a small electric power p

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Large Methane Leaks Threaten Perception Of 'Clean' Natural Gas

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A new study published in the journal Science finds methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations are 60 percent higher than previous estimates from the federal government. Now, this comes at a time when we're getting more and

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru

OPEC Reaffirms Pledge to Cut Production Quotas

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Animation production base opens in Tianjin

TIANJIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's first state-level animation production base opened Friday in northern Tianjin Municipality, with a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan (690 million U.S. dollars). More than 180 firms have signed up for animation p

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Food Production Must Double in 30 Years

Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease Cardiologist Oscar Garfein takes blood pressure readings from both of his patients' arms. That technique saved the life of one of his patients. I found that in one arm, it was very, very l

Senior leader launches high-end automobile production base

Senior leader launches high-end automobile production base BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior leader Jia Qinglin has officially launched a high-end production base for Beijing Automotive's Chinese branded automobiles. Jia, a member of the Standing C

China mulls new green production laws

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese legislators on Monday started their second deliberation on a draft amendment to the country's Law on the Promotion of Clean Production. At the three-day bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the Na

Dairy company halts production over tainted formula scandal

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese dairy company has been ordered to suspend production after its infant formula products were found to contain the carcinogen aflatoxin, the nation's quality watchdog said Monday. Excessive amounts of aflatoxin we

Obama Promotes Domestic Oil Production

U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing a new initiative to increase domestic oil production, while moving toward lowering the country's dependence on imported oil. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama said his administration plans to extend drill

Saudis Set to Boost Oil Production

Saudi Arabia is signaling that it is going to boost its supply of oil on its own after failing to convince other oil producers to jointly agree to more production. Several news agencies reported Saturday that the Saudis could increase their oil produ