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fossil fuel

[fos-uhl fyoo-uhl] / ˈfɒs əl ˈfju əl /
NOUN
fuel derived from prehistoric organisms
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And he raised the specter of ruinous financial liability across the fossil fuel industry if state and local lawsuits proliferate.

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

Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events will increase as global warming accelerates because of fossil fuel emissions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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

On the industrial farm, it takes about ten calories of fossil fuel energy to produce one calorie of food energy.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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