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51Decade Volcanoes — A map showing locations of the 16 Decade Volcanoes The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth s Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of… …
52Mitigation of global warming — involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. [ [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/ar4 wg3.pdf IPCC Glossary Working Group III, p. 818] ] This is in distinction to… …
53Revised Penal Code of the Philippines — The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The… …
54Penry v. Lynaugh — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Penry v. Lynaugh ArgueDate=January 11 ArgueYear=1989 DecideDate=June 26 DecideYear=1989 FullName=Johnny Paul Penry v. Lynaugh, Director of the Texas Department of Corrections USVol=492 USPage=302 Citation= Prior=Writ of… …
55Cunningham v. California — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 11, 2006 Decided January 2 …
56Patrick Knight — Patrick Bryan Knight a.k.a. Dead Man Laughing (January 12, 1968 ndash; June 26, 2007) was convicted of double murder and placed on Texas death row. Patrick Knight, who was 23 years old at the time of the crime, had been on death row for more than …
57crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …
58extenuating circumstances — noun alleviating circumstances, consideration, exception, extenuation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, palliation, palliative circumstances, partial excuse, qualification, qualifying reasons, softening circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
59Carbon sequestration — is the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and may refer specifically to: The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir. [1] When carried out deliberately, this may also be referred to as carbon dioxide removal,… …
60Carbon sink — A carbon sink is reservoir of carbon that accumulates and stores carbon for an indefinite period. The main natural sinks are: # Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans # Photosynthesis by plants and algae The process by which carbon sinks… …
