北京为2008奥运会打造节能工程

周二北京奥运组委会的官员表示，北京已经为2008奥运会启动了多项利用太阳能和循环用水的节能工程。

Beijing builds energy-saving projects for 2008

Beijing has initiated a number of projects using solar energy and recycled water for the 2008 Olympic Games, said an official from the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee.

中国已投巨资改善西部生态环境，但局面仍然十分严峻

国家发改委副主任王金祥透露，从2000年至2005年期间，我国中央财政已经累计投入2000多亿元，用于西部地区的生态环境改善和保护， 但目前我国西部地区的生态环境局面仍然十分严峻。

Environmental situation critical in west China, despite investment

The Chinese government invested more than 200 billion yuan (over US $25 billion) from 2000 to 2005 in improving the environment in the west of the country, but the situation remains critical.

世界杯的环保赢家

周一联合国环境规划署表示，一项为保证2006年世界杯既具有娱乐性又有环保意识的先锋行动证明取得成功。

Environment among World Cup winners

A pioneering initiative to make the 2006 FIFA World Cup not only entertaining but environmentally-friendly is proving a winner, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) announced on Monday.

为与铁路竞争 航空公司增加往西藏航班

航空公司已增加飞往西藏自治区首府拉萨的航班，希望可以在上周六开通的青藏铁路所带来的旅游经济增长中分得一杯羹。

Flights increase to compete with railway

Airlines have increased the number of flights to Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, hoping to help themselves to a slice of the tourism boom stimulated by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway that opened on Saturday.

中国：青藏铁路开通

Qinghai-Tibet railway begins operation

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest, began operation on last Saturday. The first train left Golmud, the second largest city of Qinghai in northwest China, for Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

中国人买电脑产品时环保意识较为突出

绿色和平今日说33%的中国消费者在购买电脑时会主要考虑环境因素。

Chinese computer users want "green" PCs

33% of Chinese consumers think environmental concerns are the most important factor when buying a new PC, according to a recent report from Greenpeace.

中国NGO：任重道远

中华环保联合会发布报告指出中国环境NGO 面临的仍是一条艰难的道路。

Rocky road ahead for China's environmental NGOs

The All-China Environmental Federation (ACEF) has released a report that indicates a difficult road ahead for China's environmental NGOs.

中国给饥饿的大象建“餐厅”

中国新华社报道，中国官员希望能用香蕉和甘蔗的大餐引诱那些饥饿的野生大象远离农田。

China offers hungry elephants "Dinner Halls"

Chinese officials hope to lure hungry wild elephants away from farmland by offering "dinner halls" with banana and sugar on the menu, state media reported.

中国从今天起提升电价

中国，作为世界第二大能源消费国，从今天起对居民生活用电和工商业用电提价以帮助电力公司应付煤价上涨。这是一年多来的首次提升电价。

China increases power prices

China, the world's second-biggest energy user, raised electricity prices to households and businesses for the first time in more than a year to help power companies offset the higher cost of coal.

英国：能源工业力促发展风能

英国能源工业相关人士周四表示，英国可以利用风能和潮汐能等海洋能源技术生产足够的电能供应给将近200万家庭。

Power industry urges Britain to develop wave power

Britain could produce enough electricity to supply nearly two million homes using marine power technology which harnesses energy from waves and tidal streams, the power industry said on Thursday.