polluting

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The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

They use potentially polluting cooling fluid and reject hot air outside.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

One possible compromise being put forward concerns six coal power stations that use imported hard coal, which is less polluting than the domestic German lignite.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

On July 5, a symbolic soccer match and a concert will be held in Monterrey’s Fundidora Park to protest Ternium as one of the city’s most polluting companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Scipio's father waved his hand at them impatiently as if the three children were nothing but annoying birds polluting his house.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke