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'Carbon Footprint' added to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Carbon footprint: the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment; specifically: the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period. Regular AutoblogGreen readers surely already know what 'carbon footprint' means, but for the rest of the class, there's always Merriam-Webster. The well-known organization has added over 100 words to the latest edition of its Collegiate Dictionary, and carbon footprint is one of them. While most of the new words don't really have anything to do with being green, one ... Read more →

So *that's* what biodiesel is Sebastian Blanco

The new edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has about 100 new words, including mouse potato, drama queen and – ta da! – biodiesel. The AP's story about the new words ...

'Carbon Footprint' added to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Carbon footprint: the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment; specifically: the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period. Regular AutoblogGreen readers surely already know what 'carbon footprint' means, but for the rest of the class, ...

So *that's* what biodiesel is 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The new edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has about 100 new words, including mouse potato, drama queen and – ta da! – biodiesel. The AP's story about the new words mentions biodiesel as an entry that should hearten environmentalists and alternative energy. In case you ...


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