Do you know your eco-lexicon?
We throw around a lot of vocab on this blog. From shortened words to made-up words to acronyms, green lingo isn't easy to pick up overnight.Luckily, Live Science put together a glossary of green terms that will help you slog through our increasingly eco-conscious community. (Oh, and don't be embarrassed if you still don't know what "carbon neutral" means. Really: we're here to help).
Some of the standouts (we're going to quiz you later, so study up):
- Cradle to cradle: Describes an essentially waste-free manufacturing process.
- Off-gassing: The evaporation of (usually toxic) chemicals from the surface of a material into the environment.
- Off the grid: Living in a self-sufficient manner, without relying on public utilities such as the municipal water supply, natural gas, or an electrical power grid. (Read about a guy who did just that, and see the photo above as an example).
- Phantom power: Also known as "vampire power" or "phantom load"; this term refers to the power used by appliances and electronics even when they're switched off or not in use.
- Upcycled: Refers to waste materials that are recycled into something of greater value.
via [LiveScience]
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