Handy Definitions

Challenge #1: Come up with cohesive and simple definitions for each of these.

If you'd like to contribute please leave a comment.  Also please let us know if you think there is something super important that needs to be added.  Thanks!


Abiotic

Ac id Rain

Acupressure

Acupuncture

Agave

Aggregate

AHAs: (Alpha Hydroxy Acid)

Air Barrier

Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Appliance Energy Efficiency Ratings

Bagasse

BioAccumulate
Biodegradable

Biodegradable

Biodiversity

Biomass

Blackwater

Brick and Mortar

Brownfield

Carbon Capture
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Carbon Footprint

Carbon Neutral

Carbon Offsets
Carbon Offsetting

Carbon Rationing
Carbon Tax

Carbon-Neutral Design

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Clear Cutting
Climate Change
Close the Loop

Composting
Conservation

Conservative
Contaminant
Contamination

Contamination 

Cradle-to-Gate

Cradle-to-Grave

Cruelty Free

Daylighting
Dioxin

Disinformation/Misinformation

Disposable

Downsizing

Eco (Ecology)

Eco-chic / Green Chic 

Eco-Friendly
Energy Efficient

Fair Trade

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Flexitarianism

Fossil Fuels

FreeCycle

Frugal Living

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) / Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs)
Geothermal power/energy/heating
Global Warming

Globalization
Green Building / Sustainable Building Design

Green Guilt

Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse Gases

Greenwashing

Guerrilla Gardening

Heirloom

Holistic Interior Design / Zen Interior Design

Homesteading
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) 

Hydroponics

Incineration

Landfill site / Tip / Rubbish dump

Landshare

Life Cycle

Life Cycle Analysis / Life Cycle Design

Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)

Localvore

Natural

Non Genetic Engineering / Non GE

Non Genetically Modified Organisms / Non GMO

Non-renewable Energy 

Non-Renewable Resource

Non-toxic

Off-Gassing

Organic

Permaculture

PETE / PET

Pollution

Pollution Prevention

Post-Consumer

Pre-Consumer

Pro-Active

Progressive

Recyclable

Recycle

Recycle Symbol

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Renewable

Reuse

Revisit, Revise, Realize

Self-Sufficiency

Socially Responsible

Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI)

Solar Energy / Power

Sustainable

Sustainable Design / Design for Sustainability (DfS) and Design for Environment (DfE)

Sustainable Living

Synergy

To “Go Green”

Toxic

Triple Bottom Line, People/Planet/Profit, TBL, 3BL 

UpCycle

Vegan

Vegetarian

Vermicomposting

Virgin Product

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 

Waste

Waste Management

Waste Neutral

Waste Reduction / Waste Minimization

Waste to Energy / Waste to Fuel Process

Whole Life Carbon(WLc)

Zero carbon

Zero Emissions

Zero-VOCs