Nuevo Orleans n.— «Halliburton, the energy services company with ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, has bused thousands of Mexican migrants into Louisiana rather than hiring local workers. Bitter New Orleans residents have taken to...
on the bus adj.— «Unit No. 1 was “on the bus,” as they say in the electricity business, making megawatts for the Metroplex electricity grid.» —“Area needs backup as energy use peaks” by Dan Piller Star...
bonk
v.— «Bonk: Term used to describe running out of energy when riding.» —“Cycling through the lingo” Ventura County Star (California) July 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
elephant n.— «Squeezing out the last drop from existing energy plays makes sense when so many rivals are going overseas to hunt for “elephants”—industry jargon for huge conventional reserves.» —“Penn West prefers to play...
spizerinctum n.— «Spizerinctum is invisible—an essence or energy of sorts. When beer has lost its foam, soda has lost its fizz or a balloon deflates, it has lost its spizerinctum. I suppose you would say that throughout the wedding...
green GDP n.— «The commitments…include environmental systems of national accounting to show “green GDP” as well as the merely financial balance sheet, a determined campaign on energy efficiency, and a public commitment...