New, Environmental Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary!

Posted by A. Caleb Hartley

Carbon Footprint - the total amount of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.

Green Audit - An audit designed to determine how “green” a product or office is. It generally includes basic information on identifying environmental impacts, and will help to identify solutions to common environmental problems.  Serves at least two basic purposes: 1) to identify areas that need ‘greening’ and 2) to create a method to track the progress made during the greening process (eg, measure the increase/decrease in green practices, and in some cases, the financial costs/savings of “greening” programs).

Chelsea Tractor - a large, four-wheel drive vehicle such as a Land Rover which is driven in towns and cities for ordinary domestic purposes.

Have fun using your new, environmentastic! words!