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• fossil-fired — fossˈil fired adjective (of a power station, etc) burning fossil fuel • • • Main Entry: ↑fossil …   Useful english dictionary

• Fossil-fuel power station — A working coal plant in Rochester, Minnesota The St. Clair Power Plant, a large coal fired ge …   Wikipedia

• Fossil-fuel phase-out — A fossil fuel phase out are plans for transport electrification, decommissioning of operating fossil fuel fired power plants and prevention of the construction of new fossil fuel fired power stations. The purpose of this is to decrease the high… …   Wikipedia

• Fossil fuel power plant — A fossil fuel power plant burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum (oil) to produce electricity.Fossil fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries, such plants provide most of the… …   Wikipedia

• Fossil fuel — Coal, one of the fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes… …   Wikipedia

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• Coal-fired power station — Mohave Power Station, a 1,580 MW coal power plant near Laughlin, Nevada, out of service since 2005 due to environmental restrictions. SCE Mohave Generation Station (accessed 24/7/2008). A coal fired power station …   Wikipedia

• Transitional fossil — The London specimen of Archaeopteryx, discovered only two years after the publication of On the Origin of Species Missing link redirects here. For other uses, see Missing Link. A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a lifeform that… …   Wikipedia

• Kingston Fossil Plant — Kingston Fossil Plant, commonly known as Kingston Steam Plant, is a Tennessee Valley Authority 1.7 GW coal burning power plant located at coord|35|53|54|N|84|31|08|W|display=inline,title in Kingston, Tennessee on the shore of Watts Bar Lake.… …   Wikipedia

• Bull Run Fossil Plant — Bull Run Fossil Plant, commonly known as Bull Run Steam Plant, is a coal fired electric generating station owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. It is located at coord|36|01|16|N|84|09|22|W|display=inline,title in the Claxton… …   Wikipedia

• Climate change mitigation — Fossil fuel related CO2 emissions compared to five of IPCC s emissions scenarios. The dips are related to global recessions. Data from IPCC SRES scenarios; …   Wikipedia