coal
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They are not doing high-profile sabotage of corporations; they are not shooting it out in the coal mines.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Increased pollution from coal and gas plants will cause hundreds of billions of dollars in negative health impacts from asthma, heart and lung disease and premature deaths, among other outcomes, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
US power sector emissions have been generally falling over the past couple of decades, albeit with a slight uptick last year, as coal use has fallen.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The announcement comes as the International Energy Agency recently projected the world will burn more coal than ever this year, as conflict in the Middle East pushes up natural gas prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some “nippers” crawled into crannies to chip away the coal.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
A startup CEO recently got raked over the internet’s coals for bringing a tattoo artist to a party and offering job interviews to anyone willing to get inked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
One told a boss about red hot coals and smoldering ash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Why do you rake yourself over the coals for every last cent you have spent, and second-guess every move?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
He rose and knelt and blew at the coals and dragged up the burned board ends and got the fire going.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Black and Gray
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