upstream

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It regulates greenhouse gas emissions upstream, which is smart.

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  1. adverb In, at, or toward the source of a stream: paddling upstream.
  2. adjective In a direction opposite to that of a stream's current: upstream traffic.
  3. adjective Business Closer to the point of production or manufacture than to the point of sale.

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  • It regulates greenhouse gas emissions upstream, which is smart. —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
  • Kathy Kahn, programme officer for the Agricultural Development Initiative at the Gates Foundation says that BREAD is their most "upstream" - involving innovative and cutting-edge research - initiative and it represents an "opportunity to work with scientists on the ground in Sub-Saharan Africa". —  SciDev.Net
  • The Mainstream: Apparently there is rain upstream, which is causing temporary problems for the people upstream. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Currently there are ubuntu-specific projects on there that don't really have an upstream or where Ubuntu is the upstream, like software-properties, these will be removed. —  Planet Ubuntu
  • Try plugging the shuffle into a powered hub, with its upstream disconnected: the shuffle won't start to charge until the upstream is connected to a USB host. —  WordPress.com News
 

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