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emergy

emergy  n.— Â«Nearly two decades ago, the plant owners used an unorthodox metric to assess the facility’s impact on nearby estuaries. Called “emergy,” which is shorthand for “embodied energy,” the metric provides...

socks and knocks

socks and knocks  n.pl.— Â«Do GHG, socks, knocks and land use have any impact on DSM or SSE at all?…Have you done similar analysis of Gull, or Conawapa, or Notigi, on those particular issues of GHG, socks, knocks and land use, to use...

mottainai

mottainai  n.— Â«Maathai, who is also an Assistant Environment Minister, urged the world to adopt “mottainai”, a Japanese term for reducing, reusing and recycling resources.» â€”“Campaign for debt relief, Maathai tells...

Moa’s ark

Moa’s ark  n.— Â«At stake is the future of “Moa’s Ark,” the name that English botanist David Bellamy coined for New Zealand and its unusual wildlife.» â€”“The return of saddlebacks (tïeke)” by Bernie...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— Â«In Vermont, Sr. Gail Worcelo and lay associate Bernadette Bostwick, together with their community of Passionist nuns, are starting an Ecozoic Monastery in the Green mountains. They hope to soon found the first Catholic...

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