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A Commissioning is Start-up of a building that includes testing and adjusting HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other systems to assure proper functioning and adherence to design criteria.

Committee to Review EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program --->National Academy of Sciences.

Commodity in the environment context refers to natural resources or goods that are widely traded, bought, or sold in markets and have a significant impact on the environment. These commodities are often extracted or produced in ways that can lead to environmental degradation, deforestation, pollution, and habitat destruction. Managing the environmental impact of commodity production and trade is crucial for sustainable and responsible resource management.

A Commodity Barn is Commodity Storage - Usually a steel framed shed that provides storage for commodity feeds, such as cottonseed, brewers grains, chopped hay, etc.

Deutsch: Rohstoffhandel / Español: Comercio de materias primas / Português: Comércio de commodities / Français: Négoce de matières premières / Italiano: Commercio di materie prime

Commodity Trading refers to the global exchange of raw materials and primary agricultural products, playing a pivotal role in economic systems and environmental dynamics. This practice connects producers, intermediaries, and consumers across supply chains, while its ecological impacts—ranging from deforestation to carbon emissions—are increasingly scrutinized. Understanding its mechanisms is essential for assessing sustainability challenges in resource-intensive industries.

A Common Sense Initiative is Voluntary program to simplify Environmental Regulation to achieve cleaner, cheaper, smarter results, starting with six major industry sectors.

Common-property resource is the resource that people normally are free to use; each user can deplete or degrade the available supply. Most such resources are renewable and owned by no

A communities of color is Hispanic, black or Asian people or groups living together or connected in some way.

English: Community / Deutsch: Gemeinschaft / Español: Comunidad / Português: Comunidade / Français: Communauté / Italiano: Comunità /

A Community is In ecology, an assemblage of populations of different species within a specified location in space and time. Sometimes, a particular subgrouping may be specified, such

A community Component is any portion of a biological community. The community component may pertain to

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