gases

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China is the world's biggest consumer of coal and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, even as it installs renewable energy capacity at record speed.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The differences revealed which wavelengths were absorbed by the planet's atmosphere, allowing the team to identify the gases present.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The move would save Americans $2.4 billion in regulations on the greenhouse gases that firms pass on to consumers, the EPA said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The problem with this way of thinking is that each of us contributes an infinitesimally small drop in the bucket of global greenhouse gases.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The odor of the escaping gases, which at first seemed almost totally punishing, soon diminished through familiarity.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman