考研英语阅读篇章呼吁减少碳排放
<p> 篇章：呼吁减少碳排放</p><p> <span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="m">m</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aggravated">aggravated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>-<span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>-<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>-<span word="using">using</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>, <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Recovery">Recovery</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="generates">generates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tripled">tripled</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="tenfold">tenfold</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="solar">solar</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pounded">pounded</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>.</p>
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