马鞍山市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（12）及答案
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(·福建质量检测)As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source on hand if we're to meet the world's needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the worl d, usually far from where they're needed most. And that's only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities(设施) to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied(液化的) natural gas (LNG), are not nearly as developed.
So what ne eds to be done? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which t he rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable (可持续的) development to ensure they'll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will require coastal areas to allow these necessary, but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market.
