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fossil fuel

[ fos-uhl fyoo-uhl ]

noun

Energy.
  1. any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.


fossil fuel

noun

  1. any naturally occurring carbon or hydrocarbon fuel, such as coal, petroleum, peat, and natural gas, formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fossil fuel

  1. A hydrocarbon fuel, such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas, derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by burning fossil fuels are considered to be one of the principal causes of global warming.
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Air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs each American an average of $2,500 per year in healthcare expenses — totaling $820 billion per year nationwide, the report says.

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The average flow of the river has shrunk about 20% since 2000, and scientists have estimated that roughly half of that decline has been caused by global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

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Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with Israel and raising money from "the super rich and fossil fuel elite" to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning.

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Trump — who received record donations from fossil fuel companies during his presidential campaign — in recent weeks has also vowed to ramp up the production of coal.

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JSO is a UK-based environmental activist group that aims to end fossil fuel extraction and uses direct action to draw attention to its cause.

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