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Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels are the product of millions of years of earth's natural processes. Learn how they are extracted, their effect on the planet, and how we can lessen our dependence on them.

Types of Offshore Oil Rigs

National Oil Companies Will Keep Pumping Fossil Fuels 'To the Last Molecule'

Where Greenhouse Gases Come From and Where They Are Going

New Report Calls for Rich Countries to Cut Oil and Coal Production First and Fast
Fossil Fuel Companies Receive $11 Million a Minute in Subsidies, New Report Reveals
Centralia Mine Fire: Underground Coal Fire Has Been Burning for Over 50 Years
What Is Peak Oil? Have We Reached It?
Canada's Gas Industry Is Mad at Justin Trudeau
Shell Says its Oil Production Has Peaked
Researchers Develop a New Way to Remove Greenhouse Gases From the Atmosphere
World Energy Day Is a Good Day to Talk About Methane
Here's a Good Analogy for the Carbon Budget Problem
Gas Prices Are Going Up. What Will This Do to Light Truck Sales?
Is Canada's Justin Trudeau a Climate Hypocrite?
"Gasmaggedon" Will Make It Even Harder to Electrify Everything
Murray Energy Goes Bankrupt
Costa Rica Poised to Become World's First Fossil Fuel-Free Country
Crisis? What Crisis? More Coal Being Burned and More CO2 Being Released
Canada Declares Climate Emergency, Then Approves Pipeline Expansion
Let's Rename "Embodied Carbon" to "Upfront Carbon Emissions"
Investors Predict "Start of the End" of Coal in Asia
Global CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2018, as Greenland Ice Melt Goes Into 'Overdrive'
Airbus Proposes Blended Wing Body Planes That Reduce Fuel Consumption by 20 Percent
Finland to Phase Out Coal One Year Early
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
Should We Charge Fossil Fuel Companies With Human Rights Violations?
5% of US Coal Fleet Retired Last Year
Offshore Drilling: Low Bills vs. Big Spills
European Union Agrees to End Coal Subsidies by 2025
Divestment Is Now Considered a 'Material Risk' by Fossil Fuel Industries
What Are Carbon Credits?
U.S. Pipelines at a Crossroads
Spain Closes Coal Mines. Mining Unions Celebrate.
Members Call on REI to Divest From Banks Funding Fossil Fuel Industry
Coal Mines Have Canaries, Frackers Have Mussels
Church of England Fleshes Out Plans for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Why All Is Lost: Increasing Demand for Jet Fuel Will Be Bigger Than Savings From Electric Cars
I Just Switched to "Green" Gas From Bullfrog Power
Why We Shouldn't Shrug Off the Latest Pipeline Spill(s)
What Are the Top 10 Coal-Burning Countries on the Planet? Who's #1?
Even Cargo Ships Are Going 100% Electric
Humans Need to Ditch Fossil Fuels by 2100, IPCC Warns
What's the Carbon Footprint of Making a Tesla Battery?
Big North American Banks Still Banking on Extreme Fossil Fuels
Controversial Energy East Oil Pipeline Cancelled
Danish Energy Giant Commits to Phasing Out Coal by 2023
Proposed Fuel Economy Rules for Large Trucks Would Save as Much Oil as Is Imported From OPEC... Each Year!
Methane Impact on Global Climate Change 25% Greater Than Previously Estimated
World Bank Will Stop Financing Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
What Is a Saltwater Disposal Well?
The Problems With Oil and Gas Pipelines
Another Top Greenhouse Gas: Methane
What Is Fracking? Definition, History, and Environmental Impact