carbon
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The report cautioned that reducing carbon emissions did not automatically reduce water or land impacts.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The startup, an eco-friendly digital banking company boasting fossil fuel-free investments, carbon offsets for gas purchases, and a debit card with cash-back benefits for shopping at clean companies, was founded by Sanberg and Andrei Cherny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
As the title might suggest, the subject isn’t carbon in the air but a lack of carbon in the soil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
When used as a fuel, it produces only water and heat rather than carbon dioxide and other pollutants associated with fossil fuels.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The tank beneath was filled with charcoal, pieces burned out of whole sticks and limbs in carbon effigies of the trees themselves.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Earth Science - Middle School
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