carbon
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They explored several possible environmental consequences, including sunlight being blocked by dust and ash and rising carbon dioxide levels associated with volcanic eruptions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The revival of interest feels to her like a backlash against overproduction in the fashion industry and the damage it causes: the pollution, carbon emissions, water use, and poor labour conditions.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The quantity of students educated, Medicaid patients treated or carbon emissions avoided can tell an investor about a company’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
“I’m not against reducing carbon emissions,” Hilton said during a town hall with The Times and LAist this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Her internal heat, the heat of anger, was cooking that accumulated carbon dioxide.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Going shorter than four carbons resulted in an IL that didn't mix well with oil and was less thermally stable, he added.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
Particularly intriguing was the large number of carbon atoms bound specifically to three other carbons and one oxygen atom, a structure being very rare in biomolecules.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
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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