Comments on: Carbon Neutral: Oxford Word of the Year http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Brent http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-184575 Brent Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:38:26 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-184575 Carbon Neutral is quite a good phrase to use rather than green, zero emission, or pro-environment. We need to realize that we need to recognize the presence and importance of the human race and its endeavors. Being carbon neutral is being more responsible that we give back to nature what we take from her. We are supposed to be in a balance always. Plants take in carbon dioxide and so we take in oxygen. Carbon neural means to go on life and human development responsibly that we do not destroy nature to the extent of killing it. For we know that when that "give and take" cycle is broken we sahll also suffer from it. Carbon Neutral is quite a good phrase to use rather than green, zero emission, or pro-environment. We need to realize that we need to recognize the presence and importance of the human race and its endeavors. Being carbon neutral is being more responsible that we give back to nature what we take from her. We are supposed to be in a balance always. Plants take in carbon dioxide and so we take in oxygen. Carbon neural means to go on life and human development responsibly that we do not destroy nature to the extent of killing it. For we know that when that “give and take” cycle is broken we sahll also suffer from it.

]]> By: mustapha khalifeh http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-156101 mustapha khalifeh Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:35:59 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-156101 never 2 late 2 make our environment green 4 our genration but is it possible never 2 late 2 make our environment green 4 our genration but is it possible

]]> By: jessi http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-153942 jessi Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:03:03 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-153942 Whats the phrase of "Carbon Nuetral"? Whats the phrase of “Carbon Nuetral”?

]]> By: Alex Simmons http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-146791 Alex Simmons Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:30:02 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-146791 Becoming carbon neutral is no longer sufficient in todays modern world, you need to go be we go beyond neutral to carbon negative. Becoming carbon neutral is no longer sufficient in todays modern world, you need to go be we go beyond neutral to carbon negative.

]]> By: Ed Gottschick http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-74739 Ed Gottschick Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:39:37 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-74739 The New ECO-Buzz Word of 2007 is 'iceality' Google Search the word: "ICEAlity" to describe the phenomena of culture integrating with social issues. ICEAlity is the Aesthetics of the relationship between Humans and their Environment through the Arts, ultimately promoting an effective sustainable global culture of Peace. (consider ICEAlity being the enhanced outdoor version of Feng Shui: The Chinese art of interior design whereby the positioning objects will have a positive or negative impact on inhabitants). ICEAlity and the Environmental Art Movement was recently recognized by the Cleveland City Council as the indigenous art form of the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. -For further Info: http://community.myfoxcleveland.com/blogs/enviroarts http://blog.myspace.com/jakupca The New ECO-Buzz Word of 2007 is ‘iceality’
Google Search the word: “ICEAlity” to describe the phenomena of culture integrating with social issues.
ICEAlity is the Aesthetics of the relationship between Humans and their Environment through the Arts, ultimately promoting an effective sustainable global culture of Peace.

(consider ICEAlity being the enhanced outdoor version of Feng Shui: The Chinese art of interior design whereby the positioning objects will have a positive or negative impact on inhabitants).
ICEAlity and the Environmental Art Movement was recently recognized by the Cleveland City Council as the indigenous art form of the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.

-For further Info:

http://community.myfoxcleveland.com/blogs/enviroarts
http://blog.myspace.com/jakupca

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]]> By: Science Library Pad http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-379 Science Library Pad Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:49:59 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-379 <strong>carbon neutral is OUP 2006 phrase of the year</strong> The New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2006 is (drum roll please) Carbon Neutral. Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining... carbon neutral is OUP 2006 phrase of the year

The New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2006 is (drum roll please) Carbon Neutral. Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining…

]]> By: Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-378 Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:44:56 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-378 <strong>Are Carbon Offsets More Than Hot Air?</strong> by: Joel Makower A new report that rates providers of retail carbon offsets is out today, and even the anticipation of its publication has caused a flurry of anxiety among some of the 30 companies it reviewed.... Are Carbon Offsets More Than Hot Air?

by: Joel Makower A new report that rates providers of retail carbon offsets is out today, and even the anticipation of its publication has caused a flurry of anxiety among some of the 30 companies it reviewed….

]]> By: Anni deMerle http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-368 Anni deMerle Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:33:42 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-368 While carbon neutrality is a good goal, it does not go far enough. We need both a goal and a term that are stronger. If we are carbon positive now, then carbon negative may be a goal, but a lousey term! And, if we don't figure it out, there won't be any need for terms like diversity or islamlofascism or those funner elbow bumps, although pre-mortem certainly works in this context. While carbon neutrality is a good goal, it does not go far enough. We need both a goal and a term that are stronger. If we are carbon positive now, then carbon negative may be a goal, but a lousey term! And, if we don’t figure it out, there won’t be any need for terms like diversity or islamlofascism or those funner elbow bumps, although pre-mortem certainly works in this context.

]]> By: Mel http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-367 Mel Thu, 23 Nov 2006 22:32:20 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-367 Wow! CARBON and NEUTRAL go together like Peanut butter and Jelly. Wow! CARBON and NEUTRAL go together like Peanut butter and Jelly.

]]> By: Michael Short http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-366 Michael Short Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:11:08 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-366 Great choice! Here's a few more. You can become "Carbon Neutral" by "Offsetting" your own "Carbon Footprint" by "retiring" "CO2 Equivalent Emission Reduction Credits" through the Clean Air Conservancy. Now buy a Ton or 2 of CO2! The Clean Air Conservancy Great choice! Here’s a few more. You can become “Carbon Neutral” by “Offsetting” your own “Carbon Footprint” by “retiring” “CO2 Equivalent Emission Reduction Credits” through the Clean Air Conservancy. Now buy a Ton or 2 of CO2!

The Clean Air Conservancy

]]> By: Green Technology http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-377 Green Technology Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:17:11 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-377 <strong>Carbon Neutral: Word of Year</strong> Green goes mainstream as carbon-neutral made word-of-the-year. Now that the word is mainstream, we need to achieve the goal. ... ... Erin McKean, editor in chief of the New Oxford American Dictionary 2e, said: The increasing use of the word... Carbon Neutral: Word of Year

Green goes mainstream as carbon-neutral made word-of-the-year. Now that the word is mainstream, we need to achieve the goal. … … Erin McKean, editor in chief of the New Oxford American Dictionary 2e, said: The increasing use of the word…

]]> By: Ru Hartwell http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-365 Ru Hartwell Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:01:30 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-365 Carbon neutral is an aspiration. A worthy one but often misused and seldom achieved in the real world. Another new word- Treeflight. An ordinary flight that has had a tree planted to make it carbon neutral (after 100 years). Carbon neutral is an aspiration. A worthy one but often misused and seldom achieved in the real world.
Another new word- Treeflight. An ordinary flight that has had a tree planted to make it carbon neutral (after 100 years).

]]> By: Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-376 Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:11:38 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-376 <strong>Words</strong> I came across a story yesterday that caught my eye. It mentioned that the "Word of the Year" for the The New Oxford American Dictionary is Carbon Neutral. Pretty blassy if you ask me and didn't excite me very much. I went to the story about it and agai Words

I came across a story yesterday that caught my eye. It mentioned that the “Word of the Year” for the The New Oxford American Dictionary is Carbon Neutral. Pretty blassy if you ask me and didn’t excite me very much. I went to the story about it and agai

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-375 Anonymous Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:01:49 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-375 <strong>�Carbon Neutral� is The Oxford American Dictionary�s Word of the Year</strong> �The increasing use of the word carbon neutral reflects not just the greening of our culture, but the greening of our language. When you see first graders trying to make their classrooms carbon neutral, you know the word has become mainstream.� �Carbon Neutral� is The Oxford American Dictionary�s Word of the Year

�The increasing use of the word carbon neutral reflects not just the greening of our culture, but the greening of our language. When you see first graders trying to make their classrooms carbon neutral, you know the word has become mainstream.�

]]> By: Kamasutra Jones http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-364 Kamasutra Jones Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:44:04 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-364 Islamofascism would have been a much better - and more important and daring - choice. I guess ye olde liberals at Oxford just could not recognize the threat we all face. Did Chamberlain come back from the dead to chose the word? Islamofascism would have been a much better – and more important and daring – choice. I guess ye olde liberals at Oxford just could not recognize the threat we all face. Did Chamberlain come back from the dead to chose the word?

]]> By: TerraBlog from TerraPass http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-374 TerraBlog from TerraPass Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:11:01 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-374 <strong>Word of the year: Carbon neutral (!)</strong> The Oxford University Press has chosen "carbon neutral" as its word(s) of the year. To win this honor, carbon neutral had to beat out a long list of worthies, including elbow bump (what the World Health Organization is advocating... Word of the year: Carbon neutral (!)

The Oxford University Press has chosen “carbon neutral” as its word(s) of the year. To win this honor, carbon neutral had to beat out a long list of worthies, including elbow bump (what the World Health Organization is advocating…

]]> By: lach http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-363 lach Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:57:03 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-363 carbon neutral is 2 words carbon neutral is 2 words

]]> By: ayman http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-362 ayman Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:05:43 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-362 carbon neutral - funny word. www.cafepress.com/aymans carbon neutral – funny word.

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]]> By: kottke.org remaindered links http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-373 kottke.org remaindered links Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:48:07 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-373 <strong>Oxford University Press has announced their word of the year for 2006</strong> http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/11/what_do_al_gore.html... Oxford University Press has announced their word of the year for 2006

http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/11/what_do_al_gore.html…

]]> By: The American Princess http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-372 The American Princess Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:38:50 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-372 <strong>Dear Al Gore,</strong> Congratulations! We hear you've just joined won the prestigious Word of the Year award from the Oxford English Dictionary, for your linguistic creation, "Carbon Neutral" (which is actually two words--did you know that?). When we first heard this concep... Dear Al Gore,

Congratulations! We hear you’ve just joined won the prestigious Word of the Year award from the Oxford English Dictionary, for your linguistic creation, “Carbon Neutral” (which is actually two words–did you know that?). When we first heard this concep…

]]> By: Mark http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-361 Mark Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:50:45 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-361 How did the ever-present "diversity" not make the list? How did the ever-present “diversity” not make the list?

]]> By: Pamela Benjamin http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-360 Pamela Benjamin Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:20:55 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-360 Carbon Neutral? Oh, Oxford, you are blindingly intellectual! ...And I love your books. Carbon Neutral? Oh, Oxford, you are blindingly intellectual! …And I love your books.

]]> By: TakeFive http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-359 TakeFive Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:00:36 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-359 I think they missed a great one coined by Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit): Pre-mortem http://www.instapundit.com/archives/033235.php I think they missed a great one coined by Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit): Pre-mortem

http://www.instapundit.com/archives/033235.php

]]> By: Gawker http://blog.oup.com/2006/11/carbon_neutral_/#comment-371 Gawker Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:56:09 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/11/carbon_neutral_oxford_word_of_the_year/#comment-371 <strong>Twatwaffle Slighted Again in Shocking Word of the Year Upset</strong> According to the lexicographers (that's Latin for "enormous nerds") who compile the New Oxford American Dictionary, this year's word of... Twatwaffle Slighted Again in Shocking Word of the Year Upset

According to the lexicographers (that’s Latin for “enormous nerds”) who compile the New Oxford American Dictionary, this year’s word of…

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