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For leaders accustomed to planning around outages and diesel deliveries, the prospect of steady on-site power may feel overdue.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Opponents were concerned about the number of diesel trucks that would be going to and from the facility and the noise, pollution and potential danger for vehicles that would accompany them.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Also, when Camp Century was decommissioned around five years after Project Iceworm was scrapped, the Army left hazardous waste behind, such as up to 52,000 gallons of diesel and radioactive materials, residues from the small nuclear reactor that had powered the base.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The problem for Cuba’s dictatorship, more than the oil needed to keep homes lit, will be lack of diesel to keep the economy moving.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Opponents were concerned about the number of diesel trucks that would be going to and from the facility and the noise, pollution and potential danger for vehicles that would accompany them.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Also, when Camp Century was decommissioned around five years after Project Iceworm was scrapped, the Army left hazardous waste behind, such as up to 52,000 gallons of diesel and radioactive materials, residues from the small nuclear reactor that had powered the base.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The problem for Cuba’s dictatorship, more than the oil needed to keep homes lit, will be lack of diesel to keep the economy moving.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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