He points to analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that calculates the proposed law would reduce farmers' incomes by about 1 percent in the short term, and about seven percent over coming decades.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Nuclear power, for example, may be our salvation when we run out of oil--or virtually run out of oil-- it seems to be coming up over the next several decades-- we're going to have to do that, we're going to need nuclear power.

比如说核能,在石油资源枯竭,或快要枯竭的时候,也许再过几十年,这一天就会来临,核能可能成为我们的救世主,那时我们就需要核能源了

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A Royal Society research team member, Jules Pretty, says the team took into account a number of changes that are expected in coming decades, such as climate change, massive rises in world population, and new consumption patterns.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21