Water is commonly overshadowed by greenhouse gas emissions in the discussion about dirty power versus renewable power.

在论及有污染能源与可再生能源的时候，水的问题往往被温室气体排放所掩盖掉。

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The goal, he argues, should be to replace old and dirty power plants, cars or engines as quickly as possible with hyper-green alternatives.

他认为切合实际的目标应该是淘汰老旧肮脏的发电厂、车辆以及发动机，代之以超清洁环保的方案，越快越好。

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There are other solutions to meet power needs in the mid-Atlantic region rather than linking up with dirty coal plants, including the vast East Coast offshore wind resources.

满足美国中大西洋地区的电力需求有多种方式，比如利用东部海岸线丰富的风力资源，而不是把煤电厂生产的肮脏能源输送过来。

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Carbon sequestration, which offers the possibility of capturing carbon produced by dirty power stations and storing it underground, is a prime candidate.

ECONOMIST: Climate change

To meet European laws on dirty power stations, and to help meet its long-term carbon emissions targets, the government is closing some of the UK's biggest coal-fired plants in the next five years.

BBC: Energy bill Q&A

It has told countries that promised to hand dirty power plants all the permits they needed for years to come that they could not do so, because such pledges might undermine any chance of introducing a tougher regime after 2012.

ECONOMIST: Europe's emissions-trading scheme