biodegradable
/ˌbaɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ/
adjective(of an object) able to be broken down by living organisms such as bacteria, which is then safe for the environment
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1. The sandal is 100% biodegradable.
2. Petroleum itself is biodegradable.
3. We are producing biodegradable packaging.
4. That packaging is biodegradable.
5. There is biodegradable packaging.
carbon-neutral
/kˈɑːɹbənnˈuːtɹəl/
adjectivedescribing a state in which the carbon dioxide emission reaches zero or there is a balance between the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and absorbed
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1. It is a carbon-neutral energy cycle.
2. All orders are delivered with carbon-neutral shipping, and their warehouses are zero waste.
3. All orders are delivered with carbon-neutral shipping and their warehouses are zero waste.
4. They call themselves the world's first carbon-neutral farm.
5. So essentially, we had our first carbon-neutral volcano.
zero-emission
/zˈiəɹoʊɪmˈɪʃən/
adjective(of a vehicle) not producing gases harmful to the environment
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1. Electric Production Car Series, or EPCS, is an upcoming zero-emissions international racing championship featuring the first official race-ready Teslas.
2. We discuss General Motors' big push toward zero-emission vehicles with the company's head of sustainability.
3. Fleet owners are shifting towards zero-emission models.
4. It's the first mass-volume electric car, zero-emission electric car in the market.
5. They put 180 percent tax on gasoline cars and zero tax on zero-emission cars.
crude
/ˈkɹud/
adjective(of natural substances such as oil) unprocessed and in raw form
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1. Yeah, crude also had little bit of a checkered past.
2. Now, crude is a very active contract.
3. Crude goes out really far.
4. Words are very crude.
5. The conscious mind is crude.
ecological
/ɛkəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/, /ikəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
adjectiverelated to the connection between animals, plants, and humans and their environment
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1. Ecological disaster was inevitable.
2. The finches consequently sort out ecological niches.
3. And of course, species of all kinds and sizes have their ecological impacts.
4. Ecological fit has to do with the fit between the person and their social context.
5. Innovative requirements in this statute demanded an ecological analysis.
radioactive
/ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
adjectivecontaining or relating to a dangerous form of energy produced by nuclear reactions
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1. Radioactive decay is a quantum mechanical process.
2. My shoes are radioactive right now.
3. That one was radioactive!
4. Sea water is slightly radioactive.
5. Radioactive material gives off, well, radiation.
free-range
/fɹˈiːɹˈeɪndʒ/
adjectiverelated to a type of farming in which animals and birds can move around and eat freely, instead of being kept in a limited area
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1. Lovely free-range eggs, look at the colour of those yolks.
2. You lightly season four free-range eggs.
3. Now one of the best examples of this is free-range.
4. I'm free-range.
5. What is free-range parenting?
to contaminate
/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/
verbto make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
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1. Another three days before infected fleas contaminate the first human.
2. About 70 percent of water in India is contaminated.
3. Reddish-brown tailings slurry has contaminated the water.
4. Plastics have contaminated underground aquifers as well as surface waters in many parts of the industrialized world.
5. Harvest contaminated tobacco.
to compost
/ˈkɑmpoʊst/
verbto make decayed leaves, plants, or other organic waste into a mixture that can improve the soil's quality to help plants grow more quickly
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1. - Composting.
2. But compost is more than plain old dirt.
3. Squash that compost.
4. We do compost.
5. Compost this.
to dump
/ˈdəmp/
verbto get rid of waste material, particularly in an unorganized manner
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1. The storm could dump 30 inches of rain and trigger floods and landslides.
2. - Dump a bunch of salt in there.
3. Many lab operators dump the toxic waste down household drains or in fields and yards or on rural roads.
4. Many lab operators dump the toxic waste down household drains, or in fields and yards, or on rural roads.
5. Dump the carrots, onions, celery, and garlic onto the bottom of the pan.
to refine
/ɹəˈfaɪn/, /ɹɪˈfaɪn/
verbto remove unwanted or harmful substances from another substance
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1. As part of their research, scientists refined their estimates about Bennu’s mass, volume, and density.
2. Refining the dimensional shape.
3. Science has only refined the molecules.
4. Number two, refine your inputs.
5. Refine your shapes.
to reuse
/ɹiˈjus/, /ɹiˈjuz/
verbto use something once more, usually for a different purpose
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1. Statistically, many people are reusing passwords.
2. Reusing thermal compound.
3. Reuse a humble bag.
4. Reusing dirty towels.
5. Step number 19 is reuse single-use items as much as possible.
conservationist
/ˌkɑnsɝˈveɪʃənɪst/
nounsomeone who makes efforts to protect the environment and wildlife from any type of harm
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1. In 2014, conservationists discovered that neither can have a calf.
2. Dedicated conservationists are fighting the effects of climate change.
3. The wildlife conservationists attract a lot of attention along the route.
4. But not all conservationists agree.
5. But in the forest of Eastern Thailand, conservationists have found new signs of hope for this iconic species.
eco-anxiety
/ˈiːkoʊæŋzˈaɪəɾi/
nouna feeling of great worry regarding the current and future state of the environment threatened by humans
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disposal
/dɪˈspoʊzəɫ/
nounthe act of getting rid of waste material
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1. You know, this idea of recognition of self mortality, deliberate body disposal.
2. Use the weapons at your disposal.
3. Students use the weapons at their disposal.
4. Body disposal was just a part-time gig for Marshall, though.
5. The disposal drops right out.
dumper
/ˈdəmpɝ/
nouna truck with a container that can elevate to unload waste material
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1. This was DUMPER.
2. This was dumper after just four weeks.
3. This is dumper after eight weeks.
4. What I've done though is fitted this bumper dumper into the tow bar attachment and now I will try it out.
5. The crates are opened and then go to the paste dumper, where these huge rolling pins squeeze the paste out of the package.
tanker
/ˈtæŋkɝ/
nouna ship, aircraft, or road vehicle for carrying liquids, particularly crude oil or gas in large quantities
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1. Several oil tankers have run into trouble in recent months.
2. It's a super tanker.
3. A Boeing 767 tanker carries enough fuel to fill the tanks of 1,200 minivans.
4. Huge liners or tankers are mostly black with a brownish-red color right above the waterline of their hull.
5. A tanker truck brought extra fuel twice a day.
logging
/ˈɫɔɡɪŋ/
nounthe act of cutting down trees to use their wood
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1. Construction, logging, and an influx of tourists continued to diminish and disjoint the panda's natural habitat.
2. Logging, mining, and the extermination of local beaver populations may have increased flooding as well.
3. Logging is essential to knowing and caring for your animals.
4. Well, there's the logging on to the Internet sound.
5. Web logging is a classic example of mass amateurization.
carbon monoxide
/kˈɑːɹbən mʌnˈɑːksaɪd/
nounan odorless, colorless, and poisonous gas that is produced from the burning of fossil fuels, which proves lethal in some cases
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1. Floyd had a single injury from Carbon Monoxide.
2. Fowler really muddied the waters more by suggesting that the Carbon Monoxide that you MENTIONED may have contributed to George Floyd's DEATH.
3. The DEFENSE also floating a new theory that FLOYD inhaled Carbon Monoxide from the tailpipe of the SQUAD car.
4. The ARGUMENT was made that Carbon Monoxide from the car situated to FLOYD's death.
5. There is exposure to a VEHICLE exhaust, potentially Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, or at least an effect from increased Carbon Monoxide in his blood STREAM.
microplastic
/mˌaɪkɹoʊplˈæstɪk/
nounvery small plastic pieces in the environment that originate from personal care products, clothing, etc. and the degradation of other plastic products
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1. Microplastics are found in marine habitats everywhere on Earth.
2. - You have microplastics?
3. - I have microplastics collected from the Pacific gyre.
4. Microplastics wind up on the seafloor, the soil, and in the air.
5. Other studies have found microplastics in bottled water, beer, and seafood.
pylon
/ˈpaɪˌɫɑn/
nouna tall metal structure used for carrying high-voltage power lines above the ground
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1. We're going to use the pylons.
2. 'Kay, this pylon comes just past the front of the vehicle.
3. 'Kay, back pylon is about a foot off the back.
4. Both pylons are lined up in the mirror.
5. These pylons are set up for 50 feet into reverse mirror.
reactor
/ɹiˈæktɝ/
nouna large machine or structure used for producing nuclear energy
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1. Use a reactor.
2. You operate the reactor?
3. The reactors automatically shut down within seconds.
4. The reactors were unmanned.
5. The next-generation reactors are using fuel much more efficiently.
hydroelectricity
/hˌaɪdɹoʊlɪktɹˈɪsɪɾi/
nounelectricity that is produced from the power of water
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1. Lake Mead, the reservoir for the Hoover dam, supplies water to 25 million people in California, Arizona, and Nevada, and generates hydroelectricity for the region.
2. I think one of the coolest sources of energy is hydroelectricity, speaking of electricity bills.
3. Some energy companies have been using dammed hydroelectricity to store energy production.
4. This is an era when they're actually bringing electricity for the first time to large parts of the country through, through the TVA and hydroelectricity and rural electrification.
5. And it's run on hydroelectricity, so I've gone from air to water.
ozone layer
/ˈoʊzoʊn lˈeɪɚ/
nouna layer of gases in the earth's atmosphere that does not let the sun's ultraviolet radiation pass through
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1. If the burst occurred close than 3,000 light-years away the radiation could destroy a fair amount of our atmosphere particularly the Ozone Layer which is made up of triple oxygen molecules and protects our planet from the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
solar cell
/sˈoʊlɚ sˈɛl/
nouna device that converts the energy of the sun into electricity
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sanctuary
/ˈsæŋktʃuˌɛɹi/
nounan area for birds and animals to live and to be protected from dangerous conditions and being hunted
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1. The sanctuary was in the country of Oman.
2. Joanne Lefson runs the sanctuary.
3. Between August and December that year, nearly 46,000 people visited the sanctuary.
4. The sanctuary was started 36 years ago.
5. This studio is a sanctuary.
toll
/ˈtoʊɫ/
nounthe number of people who have died or gotten injured because of a war, natural disaster, pandemic, etc.
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1. And that psychological anguish takes a toll physically.
2. Collect tolls under his old bridge?
3. Toll on you.
4. Toll on you.
5. Toll on you.
wildfire
/ˈwaɪɫdˌfaɪɝ/
nouna large fire that spreads fast and causes much destruction
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1. The story spread like wildfire.
2. Then came the wildfires.
3. The same region suffered catastrophic wildfires just a year ago.
4. The story of me spread like wildfire.
5. Yawns spread like wildfire.
tidal wave
/tˈaɪdəl wˈeɪv/
nouna very large ocean wave caused by a storm or an underwater earthquake that when hits the land causes a lot of destruction
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1. But the new wave of popularity surrounding Navigator was reason enough for Microsoft CEO Bill Gates to pen a letter to the company in 1995 titled The Internet Tidal Wave.
2. The Political Text messages are hitting like a Tidal Wave.
3. In 2020 with the Tidal Wave of voting changes caused by COVID, the Virtual Hotline is busier than ever before.
herbicide
/ˈɝbɪˌsaɪd/, /ˈhɝbɪˌsaɪd/
nouna chemical substance that kills plants, used for destroying plants that are not wanted
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1. No herbicides, pesticides, things you don't want in it.
2. Herbicides also have their problems.
3. These include insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
4. Trizine herbicides provide a really good example of this in the Midwest.
5. Apply herbicides as a last resort if the crabgrass has taken root.
pollutant
/pəˈɫutənt/
nounany substance that is harmful to the environment
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1. Incinerators still emit harmful pollutants, especially in countries with lax environmental regulations.
2. They substantially reduce air pollutants.
3. Criteria pollutants are listed.
4. Inhaling pollutants is one of the primary contributors to chronic illness among young children.
5. These pollutants also increase the risk of respiratory ailments like asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia.
to die out
/dˈaɪ ˈaʊt/
verbto cease to exist or disappear completely
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1. The ichthyosaurs died out.
2. Unfit species die out.
3. The dinosaurs died out right about there.
4. And then north of that and east of that, the precipitation dies out quite quickly.
5. The dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
rot
/ˈɹɑt/
nounthe process of of being destroyed via natural causes
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1. Eventually the tissue inside the rock rotted away.
2. - Pumpkins rot quickly.
3. Food rotted in the heat.
4. The bacteria is going to rot your teeth.
5. Pumpkins with smaller stems rot quickly.
oil rig
/ˈɔɪl ɹˈɪɡ/
nouna large facility used for drilling oil or gas from underground or under the sea
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1. Oil rigs is another area we see a lot of them.
2. One of you worked on oil rigs in Canada and Louisiana.
3. All right, one of you worked on oil rigs in Canada and Louisiana.
4. Workers on an oil rig noticed the animal, all alone, in the water.
5. Industrial painters work on bridges, oil rigs, and tall buildings.