gases

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In 2007, Gov. Pawlenty signed the Next Generation Energy Act, which mandated that by 2025 renewable electricity make up 25% of state consumption and that greenhouse gases be reduced by 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

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

Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Not only was there no lava, there was no surge of hot gases rushing down the mountainside.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone