coal
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China’s electricity largely comes from coal and renewable energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Princo, as the endowment manager is known, still won’t invest in companies involved in thermal coal and tar sands, as directed by the university’s Board of Trustees.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Justice family runs a sprawling coal mining enterprise that extends across the South.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
According to Rystad Energy, there’s a “significant near-term surge” in demand for coal in Asia.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I buy two end-of-day discounted rolls from the bakery for our supper, and two weeks after that, I have to decide between bread for our stomachs and coal for the stove.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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