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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Activists and academic experts say fossil fuel companies, like tobacco companies before them, use ads at sports stadiums and other cultural institutions to build goodwill and normalize the harms caused by their products.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states' use of their own state courts to sue fossil fuel companies for deceiving the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2024, China’s investment in clean energy reached nearly the scale of global fossil fuel investments, totaling approximately $940 billion.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The justices declined to hear the unusual GOP effort to challenge Democratic states for using their own courts to sue fossil fuel companies over allegations of misleading the public about the environmental risks of their products.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states' use of their own state courts to sue fossil fuel companies for deceiving the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2024, China’s investment in clean energy reached nearly the scale of global fossil fuel investments, totaling approximately $940 billion.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The justices declined to hear the unusual GOP effort to challenge Democratic states for using their own courts to sue fossil fuel companies over allegations of misleading the public about the environmental risks of their products.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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