to consume
to consume
/kənˈsum/
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Most people are using smartphones to consume YouTube.
Is it expensive, time consuming, et cetera?
So we're consuming capital as we build the operation and the equipment.
environmental
environmental
/ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛnəɫ/, /ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛntəɫ/
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Scientists are also investigating environmental causes.
Those EU guidelines have also raised the standards for environmental practices.
The project has drawn criticism from environmental groups.
toxic
toxic
/ˈtɑksɪk/
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They can process run-off water to remove toxic substances.
The beauty community as a whole is not toxic.
the relationship as a whole was just so toxic.
to pollute
to pollute
/pəˈɫut/
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Such conduct pollutes the water and kills sea life.
Farmers typically burn them, but that pollutes the air.
The oil industry pollutes, significantly.
renewable
renewable
/ɹiˈnuəbəɫ/
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Sun, wind, and water are all renewable resources.
14% of Arizona's electricity comes from renewable sources, thanks largely to its ranking as the sunniest state.
The state has helped wind to become America's top renewable source of electricity generation.
resource
resource
/ˈɹisɔɹs/
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Sun, wind, and water are all renewable resources.
but there's a lot of free resources out there.
And lifeprint.com is a great resource.
turbine
turbine
/ˈtɝbaɪn/
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They also rely on fancy gear, from the laser welding equipment to the turbine grinder.
And that's captured at the surface to turn a turbine and create electricity.
We have some wind turbines coated in ice.
solar panel
solar panel
/sˈoʊlɚ pˈænəl/
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You don't have to blanket entire valleys with solar panels.
We have some solar panels covered in snow.
The country has become the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels, lithium ion batteries and electric vehicles.
waste
waste
/ˈweɪst/
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Treatment that doesn't work is also a waste of time.
Delaying treatment until the child matures is a waste of valuable time.
Also, they help clean up human waste that rain carries into the oceans.
alternative
alternative
/ɔɫˈtɝnətɪv/
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Instead, creators are using "YouTube's alternative captioning tools."
The oil has become a key ingredient in many products, perhaps most recently alternative meats.
Palm oil is so efficient that using an alternative oil would require up to 10 times the land to grow.
fuel
fuel
/ˈfjuəɫ/, /ˈfjuɫ/
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There is no shortage of fuel for our boilers. "
They sell at a higher price than fuel.
They would've run out of fuel.
deforestation
deforestation
/dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/
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When it comes to claims of massive deforestation, however, the evidence is undeniable.
Lyons-White: Palm oil still pales in comparison in terms of its contribution to deforestation.
Only half of these companies have made zero deforestation a commitment by 2020.
diversity
diversity
/daɪˈvɝsɪti/, /dɪˈvɝsɪti/
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I love the diversity.
To take in diversity.
It’s important to recognize privilege, recognize diversity.
ecology
ecology
/iˈkɑɫədʒi/, /ɪˈkɑɫədʒi/
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It’s the birth of ecology and earth systems science!
And Darwin’s German hype-man, biologist Ernst Haeckel, coined the word ecology,
Tansley and Clements fought about ecology from 1905 until World War Two.
ecosystem
ecosystem
/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
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We're valuable to the ecosystem.
The soccer ecosystem in the US is not as fully developed as it is in another European Country.
But at the moment, we're a relatively small part of the overall ecosystem.
habitat
habitat
/ˈhæbəˌtæt/
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They've become successful habitats and protect hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate from storm surge flooding.
That's still plenty of time to clog waterways or harm animal habitats.
Vanilla is native to Mexico, but deforestation there has greatly reduced its natural habitat.
to reserve
to reserve
/ɹiˈzɝv/, /ɹɪˈzɝv/
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However, grabbing stock before an IPO is reserved mostly for VIP investors.
Potential buyers can reserve one of Tesla's new affordable vehicles.
So it means that it's mostly reserved for them.
sustainable
sustainable
/səˈsteɪnəbəɫ/
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It's not a sustainable solution.
I can tell you that banana fiber is the next fiber, the next fiber in terms of sustainable.
But getting these more sustainable flip-flops into stores remains a challenge.
landslide
landslide
/ˈɫænˌsɫaɪd/, /ˈɫændˌsɫaɪd/
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He won the electoral college in a landslide 271-176.
Futile excavation efforts were buried under constant landslides.
Brandenberg: There could be thousands of landslides.
landfill
landfill
/ˈɫændˌfɪɫ/
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The leftover ash goes to cover landfills.
The methane we offset from a landfill results in an actual decrease of CO2 emissions.
The rest ends up in harmful methane-producing landfills as far away as South Carolina and Ohio.
fossil fuel
fossil fuel
/fˈɑːsəl fjˈuːəl/
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Because in most countries, it's still cheaper to keep burning fossil fuels.
Bioplastics like these could help reduce pollution because they break down faster and use less fossil fuels.
It takes less fossil fuels to produce them, they contain fewer toxic chemicals, and they decompose faster.
to erupt
to erupt
/ˈiɹəpt/, /ɪˈɹəpt/
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One erupted only two years ago.’
‘Crazy emails, strange visitors in the middle of the Pacific, and now erupting volcanoes!
And by the '90s, Jordans were so coveted, violence erupted around them.
environmentalist
environmentalist
/ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛnəɫɪst/, /ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛntəɫɪst/
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Environmentalists say that composting the stems into fertilizers would be a more immediate solution.
And I, you know, I'm not an environmentalist in a traditional way.
But many environmentalists say we need a better solution.
conservation
conservation
/ˌkɑnsɝˈveɪʃən/
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Another benefit: Solidia helps with water conservation.
Conservation has its own history.
This is known as the law of conservation of electric charge.
acid rain
acid rain
/ˈæsɪd ɹˈeɪn/
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A cap and trade program to reduce acid rain pollution -- it worked!
You can’t have acid rain if you don’t have an atmosphere.
That's a little bit of acid rain and fallout.
to contaminate
to contaminate
/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/
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Bioplastics require special industrial facilities to properly compost, and they can contaminate the regular recycling stream.
So we're always trying to find the authentic in a saturated world that's kinda contaminated by materialism.
These carcasses contaminate drinking water, while feral dogs and rats carry the diseases into human communities.
disposal
disposal
/dɪˈspoʊzəɫ/
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And that's just one of many options that Congress has at its disposal.
Researchers are currently working to improve nuclear waste disposal and the safety of nuclear plants.
The team had a lot of interesting objects at their disposal, like this very old lawnmower.

fumes
fumes
/ˈfjumz/
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radioactive
radioactive
/ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
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The release of radioactive fuel, like Tritium, Could pose a threat to the environment.
Vernadsky also pioneered radiogeology, the study of radioactive elements in the crust.
Is this radioactive coffee?
carbon footprint
carbon footprint
/kˈɑːɹbən fˈʊtpɹɪnt/
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Recycling steel instead of mining the raw materials reduces, definitely, energy requirements and the carbon footprint.
Lifepack caps its own carbon footprint by working with local suppliers.
Even eliminating a few business trips and doing them remotely eliminates a huge proportion of my own personal carbon footprint.
climate crisis
climate crisis
/klˈaɪmət kɹˈaɪsɪs/
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And while government policies are clearly necessary, the market is also responding to the reality of the climate crisis.
That is an amount we need to be aware of in our current climate crisis.
It's a very important video in our current climate crisis.
eco-friendly
eco-friendly
/ˈiːkoʊfɹˈɛndli/
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Another reason boosting the industry's valuation is demand for eco-friendly fertilizers.
A hint of eco-friendly sparkle and more color is added to give the bath bomb a peachy glow.
This would require an eco-friendly way of insulating.
green belt
green belt
/ɡɹˈiːn bˈɛlt/
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At some point, I found myself with my green belt.
to waste
to waste
/ˈweɪst/
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I've wasted half my life in misery and loneliness, but now I've found you.
They also need pipes to carry clean water up and waste water down.
Don't waste your last bullet too!
