shirt n.— «Basically, my job is people. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs: health, morale, training, welfare, discipline. My commander and I handle personnel issues.…he common phrase where we’re going is “See your shirt,” a military term...
green tag n.— «Businesses or individuals who are enrolling in the green energy program, aren’t actually switching their electricity providers. Instead, they’re buying what the alternative energy industry calls “green tags.” A green tag basically...
auroral chorus n.— «The sounds are as mysterious as the lights themselves. Some are downright eerie, like Halloween ghost-sound-effects tapes. Others are almost familiar and comforting, similar, in fact, to the chirps of crickets or frogs. The...
viewshed n.— «A strict energy conservation program would be instituted, and scenic values—what the plan terms the coastal “viewshed”—would be protected with development blending into rather than dominating its natural setting.» —“Greater...
bhopalise v.— «To bhopalise means to invest in a country where dealings with governments are secret, labour is cheap, energy is cheap, where there are minimal environmental standards, no occupational health and safety standards, where there is no...
Nuevo Orleans n.— «Halliburton, the energy services company with ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, has bused thousands of Mexican migrants into Louisiana rather than hiring local workers. Bitter New Orleans residents have taken to calling their...
