hydrocarbons
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Many hydrocarbons are used as fuels. Some examples of hydrocarbon fuels are the components of gasoline; methane, which is the main ingredient of natural gas; and some components of wood.
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The researchers say Canada may have a unique opportunity to produce cleaner and potentially cheaper hydrogen without depending on hydrocarbons.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Fifty years from now, people are going to be amazed that we burned these rare, useful hydrocarbons for fuel, when the sun was just sitting up there providing an essentially infinite source of energy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
France only generates a fraction of its electricity from hydrocarbons, thanks to its extensive nuclear power generation.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Next month, the European Union is expected to introduce a series of measures to further limit the purchase of Russian hydrocarbons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The chlorinated hydrocarbons are precisely the kind of agent that can bring about this kind of indirect carcinogenesis, because all of them are toxic in some degree to the liver.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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