Environment Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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chickenhead n. Chickenhead or Knob—An outcropping of rock that is easy to grab, step or tie off on. [English Environment Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 22, 2006)

chief sustainability officer n. Now, the so-called C-Level Suite is swelling again—this time, with chief sustainability officers. These are not simply environmental watchdogs, there to keep operations safe and regulators at bay. The new environmental chiefs are helping companies profit from the push to go green. “Environmental vice presidents usually spend company money, but this new breed is helping companies make money.” [English Business Environment] [full cite] (Jul. 3, 2007)

climate canary n. They are dubbed the “climate canaries”—the people destined to become the first victims of world climate change. And as government ministers sit down in Nairobi at this weekend’s United Nations Climate Conference, the people most likely to be wiped out by devastating global warming will be only a few hundred miles away from their deliberations. Those people, according to research commissioned by the charity Christian Aid, will be the three million pastoralists of northern Kenya, whose way of life has sustained them for thousands of years but who now face eradication [English Environment New or Nonce] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2006)

cloud street n. The cloud formations are all along the coastline. Cloud streets, as they are called, are rows of cumulus or cumulus-type clouds that are aligned parallel to the low-level wind. [English Environment] [full cite] (Jan. 24, 2007)

CO2e n. The IPCC has crunched the numbers and says this means a tax of about $50 levied on every metric ton of GHGs, or carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e to use their terminology). [English Environment Abbreviation] [full cite] (Dec. 2, 2008)

cold smoke n. Located 16 miles north of Bozeman, Bridger is renowned for powder so dry and wispy, locals dub it “the cold smoke.” [English Environment Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2007)

cooperative conservation n. Critics, however, aren’t so enthusiastic about the program derived through a “cooperative conservation” strategy endorsed by the Bush administration. “It is ‘cooperation’ between the water users, power producers and federal government to provide legal and political protection from litigation,” claimed Michael Cohen of The Pacific Institute. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Environment Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Sep. 11, 2005)

Crosby weather n. “Just where was the severe weather?” Harrington, the native of Dublin, Ireland, asked about the conditions often known as “Crosby Weather.” “It was nearly a summer’s day out there, for God’s sake.” [English Environment Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Feb. 12, 2007)

daylighting n. Yet until a decade ago the river was buried beneath a busy boulevard filled with cars and trucks. Looking for a way to beautify and enliven their city center, citizens of Aarhus decided to liberate the river from the culverts where it had flowed for many years. This process, known as “daylighting,” is a growing trend, which offers inspiration that we can do more than prevent future problems in our hometowns—we can repair damage done in the past. [English Environment Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Feb. 8, 2008)

death cookie n. Boards are also great for crud;—corn-snow, death-cookies, and crust-on-powder conditions are actually fun on a board. [English Environment Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 19, 2006)

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