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686575242Active Collectionthe use of devices, such as solar panels, to collect, focus, transport, or store solar energy
686575243Bituminousthe second purest form of coal
686575244Fly Asha waste product produced by the burning of coal
686575245Hubbert Peak (Peak Oil)a theory that concerns the long-term rate of conventional oil extraction and depletion; it predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
686575246Lignitethe least pure coal
686575247Overburdenthe rocks and earth that are removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource
686575248Passive Solar Energy Collectionthe use of building materials, building placement, and design to passively collect solar energy that can be used to keep a building warm or cool
686575249Petroleumoil, a hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized
686575250Proven Reservean estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve
686575251Scrubbersdevices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants
686575252Subbituminousthe third purest form of coal
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