fossil
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The energy major’s restructure creates two units: one for fossil fuels, and another for customers and markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Chief Executive Meg O’Neill oversees a shift back to fossil fuels after a failed renewables foray and Chairman Albert Manifold’s firing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Last year's summit in Brazil ended with a modest pact that failed to explicitly mention fossil fuels and many nations fear a repeat unless stronger leadership is shown.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Back then, the Naylor farm produced more than two calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel energy invested.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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