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a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g.. carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
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Greenhouses Provide Proper Growing Conditions -- Every Day of the Year
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/5/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...s thoughts to greenhouses. A greenhouse, hothouse or conservatory...of a traditional greenhouse made of wood and...installing old greenhouses. These tend to...you have a glass greenhouse. Because greenhouses are meant
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Greenhouses bring you in from the cold.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 10/7/2004; 700+ words
; ...that ships greenhouse kits all over the...gardeners who own greenhouses is still quite...growing plants in greenhouses for decades. Stuart...erected his first greenhouse in 1972 _ a Lord...the extremes of greenhouses are numerous choices...freestanding kit greenhouse is a project ...
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Greenhouses Can Provide a Hotbed of Pleasure for Winter Gardeners
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/27/2001; 700+ words
; ...people think of a greenhouse as a building separate...but not all. Greenhouses come in many sizes...the walls for the greenhouse. Generally, greenhouses are built of glass...you have a glass greenhouse. Since greenhouses are meant to protect...
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Greenhouses Grow More Popular among Homeowners.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...know and sell greenhouses, home owners considering a greenhouse should think...fueling a greenhouse popularity...of Backyard Greenhouses in Windsor...foot hobby greenhouse kit she bought from Backyard Greenhouses. The freestanding...
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GREENHOUSES ARE WHERE HAPPINESS GROWS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...World War II, greenhouses built around...locally. Many greenhouse complexes seemed...scrutinize the big greenhouses adjacent to...wander from one greenhouse to another...building of home greenhouses. Now greenhouse gardening has...
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT CONCORD'S MARK WARD HAS DEDICATED TWO DECADES TO THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND REPLICATION OF ANTIQUE GREENHOUSES.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...materials. He has disassembled greenhouses all over New England, some...collection of Lord & Burnham greenhouse catalogs from the late 1800s...building plans for many of the greenhouses he's taken down. Ward...advertisements, which equate greenhouse ownership with a well-appointed...
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GE AES Greenhouse Gas Services Announces Standard for its US Greenhouse Gas Credits.
Business Wire; 7/25/2007; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- GE AES Greenhouse Gas Services, a joint venture between...for the creation and sale of its greenhouse gas credits in the United States...dedicated to helping reduce cardholders' greenhouse gas emissions. Under the standard...
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Counting greenhouse gases
Magazine article from: Australian CPA; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...disproportionately to the generation of greenhouse gases. The shape, form and function...assists local governments in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions generated by activities...program is funded by the Australian Greenhouse Office and administered by the International...
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Greenhouse redesign: shifting some blame to the Third World. (Horizons: Environment)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 6/18/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...industrialized countries are the primary greenhouse culprits. In fact, the startling conclusion...for what is an undisputed increase in greenhouse gases, they have relied on estimates...based on just one of the three major greenhouse gases (the others being methane and...
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The greenhouse challenge program: New reporting methods
Magazine article from: Australian CPA; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Exception Reporting in relation to greenhouse emissions is a new issue for the Australian...reality. Disclosure and verification of greenhouse gas emissions form a critical part of the Commonwealth's Greenhouse Challenge Program. The Program was...
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Greenhouse Horticulture
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...greenhouses. Today's Greenhouses Covering materials. The main greenhouse covering materials...a glass-covered greenhouse. Most of the greenhouses built now in Canada...Technology in the greenhouse. Greenhouses come in many styles...
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Greenhouse Effect
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that is responsible...The name comes from the process by which greenhouses are thought to collect and hold heat. The greenhouse mechanism A greenhouse is a building in which...
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Greenhouse Effects
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Greenhouse Effects The natural greenhouse effect was first described by Joseph Fourier (1768 –...spectrum. The earth reemits this energy as infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide...
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The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Book article from: The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes
CHAPTER 3 THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING WHAT IS CLIMATE? Climate...the same way that glass panels trap heat in a greenhouse. The panels allow sunlight into the greenhouse, but prevent heat from escaping. Earth's...
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Thomsen Greenhouses and Garden Center, Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Thomsen Greenhouses and Garden Center, Incorporated...Centers, Nurseries Thomsen Greenhouses and Garden Center, Incorporated...space, is the largest retail greenhouse under glass in Minnesota. The greenhouse provides gardeners throughout...
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