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fossil fuels
The types of fuels which contain high doses of carbon and include gas, coal, and petroleum, and the processes by which they are formed, such as the anaerobic decomposition of organisms, as well as the ways in which they are used to generate energy.
Alternative Names
petroleumcoalnatural gasfossil-based fuelfossil-based fuelshydrocarbon fuelcarbon fuelsfossil fuel
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