Nevada — Nevadan, Nevadian, adj., n. /neuh vad euh, vah deuh/, n. a state in the W United States. 799,184; 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Cap.: Carson City. Abbr.: NV (for use with zip code), Nev. * * * State (pop., 2000: 1,998,257), western U.S.… … Universalium
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Nevada–Texas–Utah Retort — NTU Retort Process type chemical Industrial sector(s) chemical industry oil industry Feedstock oil shale Product(s) shale oil Inventor Roy C. Dundas … Wikipedia
National Audubon Society v. Superior Court — National Audubon Society Formation 1905 Type Non profit organization Purpose/focus Conservation of birds, other wildlife and healthy ecosystems. Headquarters New York, NY Coordinates … Wikipedia
American Solar Energy Society — The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is an association of solar professionals and advocates in the United States. Founded in 1954,[1] ASES is dedicated to inspiring an era of energy innovation and speeding the transition toward a sustainable… … Wikipedia
Alamo bolide impact — The Alamo bolide impact occurred 367 million years ago, when one or more hypervelocity objects from space slammed into shallow marine waters at a site that is now the Devonian Guilmette Formation of the Worthington Mountains and Schell Creek… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl … Universalium
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
