美国国家公共电台 NPR--Georgia, a GOP-led state, courts clean energy jobs without harping on climate

Georgia, a GOP-led state, courts clean energy jobs without harping¹ on climate

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is pledging to make his state the "electric mobility³ capital" of the country — without embracing the climate realities that are helping⁵ drive the transition.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Over the years, Democrats⁶ have almost exclusively led the charge to curb⁷ carbon emissions⁸. But green industries are expanding, so some Republican-led states are racing⁴ to attract companies like electric vehicle makers⁹. WABE's Sam Gringlas reports from Atlanta.

SAM GRINGLAS, BYLINE¹⁰: Georgia has been making a bold claim lately.

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BRIAN KEMP: I intend for Georgia to be recognized as the electric mobility capital of America.

The e-mobility capital of America.

The e-mobility capital of the world.

GRINGLAS: That's Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp. He recently made this pledge at Tallulah Gorge¹¹ State Park. It's one of six state parks installing electric vehicle chargers. A short jaunt¹² from the 200-foot suspension bridge across the gorge, Kemp plugged in a forest green Rivian electric truck for the inaugural¹³ charge.

KEMP: All right. Y'all ready? Here we go.

GRINGLAS: In some years, Georgia is now edging out Michigan as a top draw for new investments from auto¹⁴ manufacturers and suppliers. Hyundai, Kia and the startup Rivian will soon make electric vehicles here. Battery makers and suppliers are setting up shop. A solar panel company has promised a multibillion-dollar expansion.

KEMP: There you go. All lit green, so we're charging now.

GRINGLAS: George has helped lure¹⁵ these companies with billions in incentives¹⁶. Kemp says the new jobs will be a game changer for Georgia's economy. What you don't hear much about from Kemp? Climate change, the thing underlying¹⁷ this drive to electrify¹⁸.

KEMP: Regardless of where your politics or your beliefs are on the climate, I mean, Georgians are good stewards¹⁹ of the environment.

GRINGLAS: Kemp's approach could be a blueprint²⁰ for likeminded Republicans, courting clean energy jobs without harping on climate, promoting EV production without nudging people to buy them.

KEMP: I believe the best way to let a market develop is to let the consumer drive that. And, you know, Biden administration has been forcing the market on people, much like the vaccine²¹ was forced on people. And it turned some people off of it.

GRINGLAS: Kemp says the government shouldn't shape what people buy, whether it's a Rivian versus²² a Ford²³ or a hydrogen car versus an electric one.

ANNE BLAIR: We need to be supporting a broad market, but electrification²⁴ clearly has one.

GRINGLAS: Anne Blair is with the Electrification Coalition²⁵, which has cheered both state support and also federal efforts, like the bipartisan infrastructure²⁶ law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

BLAIR: Really, bill and IRA (laughter), as I affectionately discuss them.

GRINGLAS: IRA, aka the Inflation Reduction Act, included a consumer tax credit for some EVs. Blair and Democrats think Kemp's criticism of them is misguided.

BLAIR: Government incentives can really help build consumer and public confidence and ultimately help boost up the industry overall.

GRINGLAS: Outside an Atlanta warehouse²⁷, electric vans are lined up in a row. Inside, a dozen or so people involved with the EV industry crowd a long conference table. This is known as the EV Braintrust. And its members are giving some updates.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: We've built over 7,000 stations from coast to coast.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: I'm a new truck sales manager for the state of Georgia.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: This is the only multi-alternative fuel conference.

GRINGLAS: The brain trust organizer, Tim Echols, is vice²⁸ chair of Georgia's utility commission.

TIM ECHOLS: I have been a cheerleader and an evangelist for alternative fuel.

GRINGLAS: Echols is also a Republican and tells me about dining with some solar enthusiasts²⁹.

ECHOLS: And I said, I hope you guys learn to speak Republican. They took that to heart. I don't know that the EV community has learned to do this yet.

GRINGLAS: Even today, some Republicans remain entirely³⁰ skeptical³¹.

ECHOLS: It is important, I think, when you're dealing³² with Republicans to kind of lead with economic development, with saving money, as opposed to something like climate change or global warming that Republicans kind of push back against.

GRINGLAS: It turns out many states without so-called climate ambition - think Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming - are very interested in clean energy jobs. Environmentalists are listening but still insist state policy will need to address climate directly.

MICHAEL O'REILLY: I'm a birder. You can bird just about anywhere. There was a red-shouldered hawk³³, you might have heard.

GRINGLAS: Mike O'Reilly is with the Nature Conservancy in Georgia. We're strolling through Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta.

O'REILLY: We're focused on outcomes, you know? So if the state is reducing the carbon footprint of the state and providing jobs along the way as they do it, that is fantastic.

GRINGLAS: Along for the nature walk is Monica Thornton, the group's executive director. Thornton says conservation has been a bipartisan issue. Enacting³⁴ statewide climate goals is a harder sell. But she hopes the EV boom is helping leaders look beyond politics.

MONICA THORNTON: We're going to have to decide whether or not we want this place to continue to be a place where our kids can run and play. And we're going to have to decide that that's important enough to put all of those other things aside.

GRINGLAS: O'Reilly tells me the state has been awarded a grant to develop a climate action plan for the first time. There won't likely be a flashy announcement like with a new EV facility. But O'Reilly says both are crucial for the state and the country.

For NPR News, I'm Sam Gringlas in Tallulah Falls, Ga.

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1 harping   

n.反复述说

参考例句：

• Don't keep harping on like that. 别那样唠叨个没完。
• You're always harping on the samestring. 你总是老调重弹。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

8 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

9 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

11 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

12 jaunt   

v.短程旅游；n.游览

参考例句：

• They are off for a day's jaunt to the beach.他们出去到海边玩一天。
• They jaunt about quite a lot,especially during the summer.他们常常到处闲逛，夏天更是如此。

13 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

14 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

15 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

16 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

17 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

18 electrify   

v.使充电；使电气化；使触电；使震惊；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The country is now making effort to electrify and informationize manufacture.国家正在致力于制造业的电气化和信息化。
• He needs money to electrify his surface lines.他需要钱把他的地面线路电气化。

19 stewards   

（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )； （俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员； （大型活动的）组织者； （私人家中的）管家

参考例句：

• The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
• The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。

20 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

21 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

22 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

23 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

24 electrification   

n.充电，电气化；起电；电化；带电

参考例句：

• Electrification of the countryside--yes, that, too, is impressive. 是的。农村电气化也是了不起的事。 来自演讲部分
• After electrification, it will readily stick to a wall or a ceiling. 起电后，它立即吸附到墙壁上或天花板上。 来自辞典例句

25 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

26 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

27 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

28 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

29 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

30 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

31 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

32 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

33 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

34 enacting   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。