carbon
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Much of this is a reaction to efforts by progressives that encourage people to shrink their carbon footprint and waste less of the earth’s resources.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Edison is providing a $72 climate credit on summer electricity bills as a part of a California program that requires large facilities that produce greenhouse gas emissions to buy carbon pollution allowances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Chief Executive Scott Griffin is also looking into solar and carbon markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He added: "Some of those habitats are really important at drawing down and locking away carbon."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In this way, measured radiocarbon dates can be “calibrated” to take account of fluctuations in the atmospheric carbon ratio.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
"Quaternary carbons are ubiquitous across various areas of research -- from drug discovery to material science," says co-first author Nathan Dao, a PhD candidate at Scripps Research.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2024
Lignin is the world's most abundant source of renewable aromatic carbons, but its irregular structure makes it notoriously difficult to break apart into useful components.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023
His hands shaking, he opened his briefcase, rummaged among the crumpled onionskin carbons.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Black and Gray
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