fossil fuel
noun
: a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
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oil and other fossil fuels
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The group has been tracking the impact of Trump’s latest presidential campaign and election win on the wealth of 15 individual billionaires involved in the fossil fuel industry.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Mining, grinding and transporting rock also takes a lot of energy, most of it from climate-polluting fossil fuels.
—Swish Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Since being elected again in November, Trump has again chosen Cabinet members who support the fossil fuel industry.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
This means more people are dying from fossil fuels than any other culprit out there.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Mining, grinding and transporting rock also takes a lot of energy, most of it from climate-polluting fossil fuels.
—Swish Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Since being elected again in November, Trump has again chosen Cabinet members who support the fossil fuel industry.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
This means more people are dying from fossil fuels than any other culprit out there.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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