visual pollution noun a pejorative term for advertising in public places
Three years ago, Sao Paolo introduced ‘The Clean City Law’, and the world’s fourth largest city now has a near-complete ban on outdoor advertising, or, as it terms it, ‘visual pollution’. [The Observer (UK broadsheet) 11 February 2011]
fracking noun informal hydraulic fracturing; a method of extracting oil or gas by creating fractures in rocks
He’s currently trying to get a new campaign off the ground to stop shale gas fracking in his home province of Quebec, Canada. [New Internationalist (politics magazine) Mar 2011]
thermosceptic noun a climate change denier
Mr Ball committed the ultimate sin of being a thermosceptic, or climate change denier. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk 18 February 2011]
vertical farm noun a place where plants and livestock are raised in multi-floored skyscraper buildings
Moreover, agricultural practices are continuing to change. Experiments with urban farms, vertical farms and other innovations could further reduce the amount of farmland required to grow sustainable crops. [New Internationalist (politics magazine) Mar 2011]