As I write this, the tragic oil spill along the Gulf Coast is threatening livelihoods and America's precious natural bounty, making the need for clean energy all the more urgent.

在我写这篇文章时，墨西哥湾悲剧性的漏洞事件正在威胁着我们的生存和美国宝贵的自然资源，也使得我们对清洁能源的需求更显迫切。

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Ithaca Energy, a Canadian company, now operates in four North Sea fields off the British coast.

现在，一家名为ithaca Energy的加拿大公司正管理着英国海岸边的四个北海油田。

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He purchased a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize in 2005 and plans to develop a resort with renewable energy sources.

2005年，他买下伯利兹海岸附近一座面积为104英亩的小岛，计划以可再生能源开发一个度假村。

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Funding for the new boathouse has come in part from West Cumbria's development agency Britain's Energy Coast (BEC).

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The project is managed by Cumbria County Council, built by Esh Construction, and funded by Britain's Energy Coast in partnership with Nuclear Management Partners, Britain's Energy Coast Campus and Lakes College.

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Jonathan Crawley from West Coast Energy stressed that the TAN8 principles were "sound", however he felt the need for clearer and more realistic renewable targets.

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