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111environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
112Maximum power principle — in Energy Systems Language adapted from Odum and Odum 2000, p. 38 The maximum power principle has been proposed as the fourth principle of energetics in open system thermodynamics, where an example of an open system is a biological cell.… …
113Economics — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Economics (disambiguation). For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of economics. Economics …
114Sustainable design — Sustainable urban design and innovation: Photovoltaic ombrière SUDI is an autonomous and mobile station that replenishes energy for electric vehicles using solar energy. See also: Sustainable engineering and Ecological design …
115Ecosystem services — Pollination by a bumblebee, a type of ecosystem service Humankind benefits from a multitude of resources and processes that are supplied by natural ecosystems. Collectively, these benefits are known as ecosystem services and include products like …
116Corporate sustainability — is a business approach that creates long term consumer and employee value by not only creating a green strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social,… …
117Howard T. Odum — Infobox Systems scientist region = Systems Ecology era = 20th century color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Howard Thomas Odum birth = 1 September 1924 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA death = 11 September 2002 Gainesville, Florida, USA school… …
118Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution …
119List of environmental topics (E) — This is a list of environmental topics. They relate to the effect of human activity on the environment.*(E grass: see) Miscanthus (see biofuel under Uses) *E waste (electronic waste) *(E10: see) common alcohol fuel mixtures *(E15: see) common… …
120Climate change in Washington — Main article: Climate change in the United States Digitally colored elevation map of Washington. Climate change in the American state of Washington is a subject of study and projection today. Contents …
