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Obama Announces Clean Energy (1)Ini…【an important new plan that is intended to solve a particular problem】
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced new executive actions and other efforts aimed at making it easier for homeowners and businesses to (2)inv…【to buy shares, property, or goods, etc. in the hope of making a profit】 in green energy improvements that in the past may have been impractical or unaffordable.
Obama was the keynote speaker at a clean energy (3)con…【a formal meeting where people discuss ideas related to a particular topic 】 in the southwestern city of Las Vegas, Nevada Monday night. He noted that some fossil fuel and utility interests are fighting the nation's rush to cleaner, cheaper and more (4)eff…【doing something well without wasting materials, time, or energy 】 energy. But he said, "Sorry, we're moving forward."
The president said that after decades of being told renewable energy doesn't make economic sense, "today that's no longer true."
Among the steps announced by the president are new rules from the Federal Housing Administration that could significantly (5)exp…【to cause something to increase in size, range, or amount】 the use of so-called PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) loans that allow homeowners to install energy improvements and pay back their costs over time. To date, use of that financing has been constrained by regulatory obstacles. He also said the Department of Energy will make $1 billion in additional loan guarantees (6)ava…【able to be used or obtained】 to encourage innovation in technologies that give Americans more flexibility in choosing renewable energy options.
Obama's speech, at an annual energy conference (7)hos…【to provide the place and everything necessary for a special event】 by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, was aimed at countering fossil fuel and utility interests that have been working to undercut clean energy policies with arguments that the matter should be left to the free market.
The president had returned from a two-week vacation Sunday with a number of important issues facing him over the next few months, including working to push the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program through a (8)ske…【having doubts that something is true】 Congress.
But with the world trying to clinch a binding agreement to (9)add…【to try to deal with a problem or task】 climate change by the end of the year, he has been working on reforms at home to cut carbon emissions, while also cutting costs for U.S. consumers.
※解答(1)Initiatives(新規構想) (2)invest(投資する) (3)conference(会議) (4)efficient(効率的な) (5)expand(拡大する) (6)available(利用できる) (7)hosted(主催する) (8)skeptical(懐疑的な) (9)address(取り組む)
Obama Announces Clean Energy (1)Ini…【an important new plan that is intended to solve a particular problem】
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced new executive actions and other efforts aimed at making it easier for homeowners and businesses to (2)inv…【to buy shares, property, or goods, etc. in the hope of making a profit】 in green energy improvements that in the past may have been impractical or unaffordable.
Obama was the keynote speaker at a clean energy (3)con…【a formal meeting where people discuss ideas related to a particular topic 】 in the southwestern city of Las Vegas, Nevada Monday night. He noted that some fossil fuel and utility interests are fighting the nation's rush to cleaner, cheaper and more (4)eff…【doing something well without wasting materials, time, or energy 】 energy. But he said, "Sorry, we're moving forward."
The president said that after decades of being told renewable energy doesn't make economic sense, "today that's no longer true."
Among the steps announced by the president are new rules from the Federal Housing Administration that could significantly (5)exp…【to cause something to increase in size, range, or amount】 the use of so-called PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) loans that allow homeowners to install energy improvements and pay back their costs over time. To date, use of that financing has been constrained by regulatory obstacles. He also said the Department of Energy will make $1 billion in additional loan guarantees (6)ava…【able to be used or obtained】 to encourage innovation in technologies that give Americans more flexibility in choosing renewable energy options.
Obama's speech, at an annual energy conference (7)hos…【to provide the place and everything necessary for a special event】 by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, was aimed at countering fossil fuel and utility interests that have been working to undercut clean energy policies with arguments that the matter should be left to the free market.
The president had returned from a two-week vacation Sunday with a number of important issues facing him over the next few months, including working to push the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program through a (8)ske…【having doubts that something is true】 Congress.
But with the world trying to clinch a binding agreement to (9)add…【to try to deal with a problem or task】 climate change by the end of the year, he has been working on reforms at home to cut carbon emissions, while also cutting costs for U.S. consumers.
※解答(1)Initiatives(新規構想) (2)invest(投資する) (3)conference(会議) (4)efficient(効率的な) (5)expand(拡大する) (6)available(利用できる) (7)hosted(主催する) (8)skeptical(懐疑的な) (9)address(取り組む)
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