carbon
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Unwanted gas can be burned, releasing carbon dioxide, or even simply vented.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Some experts believe the wind project is critical to California’s goal of 100% carbon neutrality by 2045 and represents a key climate change solution.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She says she is teaching her son to value "real experiences" over possessions and takes measures to offset the carbon footprint of the hobby.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
He defended crafts chain Michael’s against claims that toxic levels of carbon monoxide at one of its stores caused brain damage to an employee’s unborn daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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