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Simply burning fossil fuels is wonderful for keeping the winter chill at bay, but setting oil on fire in your washing machine won't get your clothes clean. Likewise, we can't put petroleum directly out of the ground into our cars and expect them to operate.
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www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/fossilfuels.htm
www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/fossilfuels.htm
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Most of the energy we get from the ocean is extracted from the ground. Oil, natural gas, and minerals all come from the ocean floor. ... Fuels Made From Crude Oil ... After crude oil is removed from the ground, it is sent to a refinery by pipeline, ship, or barge. At a refinery, different parts of the crude oil are separated...
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tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=oil_home-basics
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Petroleum (also called crude oil) is trapped under some rock formations and is obtained by drilling wells and then pumping the liquid fuel from out of the ground. Found with petroleum in many locations is a gas called natural gas. ... Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are the fossil fuels. The energy they contain is used...
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chemistry.csudh.edu/oliver/smt310-handouts/fossil/fossi...
chemistry.csudh.edu/oliver/smt310-handouts/fossil/fossil.htm
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Fossil fuels consist of deposits of once living organisms. ... Examples are greenhouse gas accumulation, acidification, air pollution, water pollution, damage to land surface and ground-level ozone. These environmental problems are caused by release of pollutants that are naturally present in fossil fuel structures,
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www.lenntech.com/greenhouse-effect/fossil-fuels.htm
www.lenntech.com/greenhouse-effect/fossil-fuels.htm
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In a very real sense, we are literally eating fossil fuels. However, due to the laws of thermodynamics, there is not a direct correspondence between energy inflow and outflow in agriculture. Along the way, ... The remainder, and in some places the majority of water for irrigation, comes from ground water aquifers.
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www.organicconsumers.org/corp/fossil-fuels.cfm
www.organicconsumers.org/corp/fossil-fuels.cfm
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Hence, with maximum utilization, it would b possible with water power to supply to the earth an amount of energy comparable to that currently obtained from the use of fossil fuels.
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www.eoearth.org/article/Energy_from_Fossil_Fuels_(histo...
www.eoearth.org/article/Energy_from_Fossil_Fuels_(historical)
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Acid rain is a term used to describe several ways that acidic compounds fall out of the atmosphere, causing a variety of ground-level environmental effects. ... A naturally occurring gas, and also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the...
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www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/glossary.html
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Paraffin waxes are produced by refining or separating the waxes out of crude mineral oils (also known as fossil fuels) which is obtained from the ground. One of the many products derived from refining fossil fuels is lubricating oil, and petroleum waxes are derived from the lubricating oil.
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www.williamsoncandles.com/whysoy.html
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Table 5. Estimates of damage by non-electricity uses of fossil fuels in Ireland ... Apart from taxes such as VAT and the duties on motor fuels, the price they pay is based on the cost of extracting the fuel from the ground, processing it and getting it to market. The uncovered — and therefore subsidised costs - are:
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www.feasta.org/documents/energy/fossilfuels.htm
www.feasta.org/documents/energy/fossilfuels.htm
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