carbon
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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
The more carbon there is in soil, we’re told, the more water it can hold and the more it can act like the “carbon sink” it’s inclined to be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Lower carbon dioxide emissions from soil in these areas often reflect declining root activity and shrinking microbial populations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The team lost the $300-million sponsorship deal and an additional $20 million paid for carbon offset purchases.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Such a drop in carbon dioxide may have impaired the “greenhouse” property of the atmosphere, which holds in the solar heat otherwise lost by radiation from the earth’s surface.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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