sequester

Example Sentences

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Each company that chooses to stay private sequesters wealth creation in the hands of a select few, rather than giving Main Street investors a chance to take a stake in the success of American enterprise.

From Barron's

He said many of his peers don't understand the role carbon plays in soil, or how it can be sequestered or released.

From Salon

In Africa, every increase of 100,000 animals in the Serengeti raises the amount of carbon sequestered by 15 percent.

From Salon

“Once it’s paved, the soil and its ability to sequester carbon, support our food system and generate income for Oregonians is gone forever.”

From Seattle Times

Researchers are studying just how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered by seaweed farms as investors eye them as a new source of carbon credits for polluters to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

From Seattle Times