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• n  an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
• n  a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
• n  a copy made with carbon paper

• Everyone agrees that it's necessary to reduce carbon emissions around the world.
• Forests not only store twice as much carbon as there is in the atmosphere, but constantly reabsorb it through photosynthesis.
• Climate change has turned carbon into an enemy of the environment, but a new book puts the infamous element in its proper (and less villainous) context.

• C
• atomic number 6
• carbon paper
• carbon copy

News & Articles

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• Carbon Friendly’s MicroCoal Signs MOU with Indonesia’s State Owned Utility
  Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce that MicroCoal International Inc. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with PT.
  June 20, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• EU Carbon Trades Near One-Week Low as Biggest Party Split on Fix
  European Union carbon permits trade near a one-week low amid signs the biggest political party in the bloc’s Parliament is still divided in its support for an emissions market rescue plan.
  June 20, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Carbon Drops Most in a Month Before EU Panel Vote on Glut Fix
  European Union carbon permits fell the most in almost a month as the European Parliament’s environment committee prepared to vote on proposals to reduce a surplus of emissions allowances.
  June 19, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Al Gore in Forbes
  This is going to be the greenest event of its kind, ever,says Gore. "The carbon offsets and the innovative practices that are being used to make this a green event, I think will set the standard for years to come."
• Julia Gillard in Sydney Morning Herald
  First, we will need to establish a community consensus for action,Ms Gillard told reporters today, shortly after her election as Labor leader. "If elected as prime minister [at the next election], I will re-prosecute the case for a carbon...
• John McCain in Bloomberg
  Instead of playing favorites, our government should level the playing field for all alcohol fuels that break the monopoly of gasoline, lowering both gasoline prices and carbon emissions,McCain said.