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Because it traps ancient air bubbles, ice is the only climatic archive of the atmosphere of the past and thus of greenhouse gas concentrations before the industrial burning of coal, oil and gas.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Scientists have found air pollution from coal, oil and gas combustion kills millions of people around the world every year, in large part by exacerbating heart disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

The widespread burning of coal, oil and gas in the wake of the industrial revolution has driven billions of tonnes of planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Carbon dioxide, released when humans burn coal, oil and gas, is called a greenhouse gas because it traps heat in the atmosphere and contributes to climate warming.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Fuels like coal, oil, and gas make the world hotter.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes