kerosene

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He warned that a return to kerosene, coal and biomass - linked to serious heart and lung disease - would quickly worsen indoor air pollution.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He added that the wholesale price for diesel has increased by nearly 50% since January and kerosene, or heating oil, was up by more than 80%.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Current tariffs of 10 percent on unleaded gasoline and seven percent on diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene would all be temporarily removed under the decree.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

In some manner a big moth got into the room and circled the hanging kerosene lamp.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck