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The woman carried two lanterns and a can of coal oil.
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Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
Compounding this issue is that most energy is still sourced from polluting fossil fuels, like coal oil (petroleum) and natural gas.
—Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022
Over 1,000 people showed up on a drizzly night to cheer as firefighters doused buildings with coal oil and set them ablaze.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
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Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
Compounding this issue is that most energy is still sourced from polluting fossil fuels, like coal oil (petroleum) and natural gas.
—Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022
Over 1,000 people showed up on a drizzly night to cheer as firefighters doused buildings with coal oil and set them ablaze.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
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“Coal oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coal%20oil. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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