fossil fuel
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In 2002, Devon bought Texas operator Mitchell Energy, which mastered the technique of fracking shale rock to squeeze out fossil fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Let me go back a step, in terms of the fossil fuel industry’s relationship with this court.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
The transition of electricity generation from large fossil fuel stations to the more remote locations used for renewables, such as offshore windfarms, will require Britain's ageing transmission grid to undergo extensive rewiring in coming years.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Their approach targets a major environmental challenge: rising atmospheric CO2 levels driven in large part by fossil fuel use and cement production.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
To top it off, my industrial organic meal is nearly as drenched in fossil fuel as a non-organic meal.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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