diesel
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That has taken more than a third of Russian’s refining capacity offline, and Russian diesel exports fell to around half the level at the same time last year, Gilks said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Metal mining is energy-intensive, and conventional estimates for its carbon footprint attribute most of its emissions to heavy equipment on-site, as well as diesel transport required to haul ore away.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The lower figure for June was caused by cheaper fuel prices at the pump, particularly diesel, summer discounts on clothing and falling food prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The move sent shock waves through a market that relied on Russia for roughly 11% of global diesel exports last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He got up and went out to the verandah; the sudden hot air, the roar of his neighbor’s generator, the smell of diesel exhaust fumes brought a lightness to his head.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
Rather, the agency says there are pollution control devices in development that can keep diesels in use and still clean the air.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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