Coal
noun
A black or brownish-black hard mineral substance that is burned for heat or energy.
We used to heat our house with coal
Often appears as...
- burn coal
- coal mine
noun
A piece of glowing, burned, or heated wood or coal.
The fire had died down, but a single coal still glowed
Often appears as...
- hot coal
- burning coal
verb
To provide with coal.
The train was coaled and ready to go
Often appears as...
- coal the fire
- coal the train
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type or color of eye color, similar to a shinny black color.
She has coal-black eyes
Often appears as...
- coal-black eyes
- coal-black hair
noun
A punishment or negative consequence, often seen in Christmas legends where naughty children receive coal instead of gifts.
He was naughty this year, so Santa gave him a lump of coal
Often appears as...
- lump of coal
- bag of coal
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A black or brownish-black hard mineral substance that is burned for heat or energy.
We used to heat our house with coal
Often appears as...
- burn coal
- coal mine
noun
A piece of glowing, burned, or heated wood or coal.
The fire had died down, but a single coal still glowed
Often appears as...
- hot coal
- burning coal
verb
To provide with coal.
The train was coaled and ready to go
Often appears as...
- coal the fire
- coal the train
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type or color of eye color, similar to a shinny black color.
She has coal-black eyes
Often appears as...
- coal-black eyes
- coal-black hair
noun
A punishment or negative consequence, often seen in Christmas legends where naughty children receive coal instead of gifts.
He was naughty this year, so Santa gave him a lump of coal
Often appears as...
- lump of coal
- bag of coal
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Coal is often associated with power generation and historical industrial use.
Factories during the Industrial Revolution ran on coal.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Concern
Burning coal is controversial due to air pollution and climate change.
Environmentalists advocate for a transition away from coal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
Coal is a symbol of an old-fashioned way of heating and energy production.
Old steam locomotives were fueled by coal.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Coal is often associated with power generation and historical industrial use.
Factories during the Industrial Revolution ran on coal.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Concern
Burning coal is controversial due to air pollution and climate change.
Environmentalists advocate for a transition away from coal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
Coal is a symbol of an old-fashioned way of heating and energy production.
Old steam locomotives were fueled by coal.
Pro Tip 1/3Energy Source
Coal is often associated with power generation and historical industrial use.
Factories during the Industrial Revolution ran on coal.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Concern
Burning coal is controversial due to air pollution and climate change.
Environmentalists advocate for a transition away from coal.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
Coal is a symbol of an old-fashioned way of heating and energy production.
Old steam locomotives were fueled by coal.
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It won't be out of place in a zombie apocalypse film. It wouldn't at all. Feels like it would be very easy to die here. That thing is incredible there. And that's the that's the main headgear that brought up all that coal and over its lifetime, it brought up twenty four million tons of coal.
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How to create cleaner...
instead of letting it escape. So now the question is how do we remove that bad stuff as well? That's the idea behind cleaner coal. Creating cleaner coal is really about trying to contain its ill effects with the help of special technologies that make the end product more acceptable.
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Coal Mining's...
in the mountains and love the mountains, the idea that a coal company had the right to blow up an entire mountain and wipe it off the map forever was just unconscionable. These places are not just sort of physically important to people, but they are spiritually important to people.
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A guide to the energy of...
mostly from sunlight, life on Earth as we know it would cease to exist. We humans, of course, spend our energy doing a lot of things besides eating. We travel, we build, we power all sorts of technology. To do all this, we use sources like fossil coal, oil, and natural gas,
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What is the tragedy of...
These local benefits are helpful in the short term, but pollution from mining and burning coal is spread across the entire atmosphere and sticks around for thousands of years. There are other examples, too. Littering, water shortages, deforestation, traffic jams,
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Why modern renewable...
power than from nuclear power nuclear and coal plants prospects are fading worldwide because wind and solar power are cheaper and can also make grids resilience preventing cascading blackouts but these modern renewables also scale up in a fundamentally
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The “myth” of the...
So how did we get here? Almost everything that makes modern life possible relies on fossil coal, oil, and gas full of carbon from ancient organic matter. When we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide that builds up in our atmosphere,
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to come to the capital city and to share her story. She sat down with me for hours, just ushered me in to the world of poverty. She described what it was like when the coals on the cooking fire finally just went completely cold.
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When The World Gets 1℃...
coal gas and oil to power our energy generation to heat our homes to drive our factories to power our cars and our trains and travel around the world and when we burn fossil fuels
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How does fracking work?...
that might be happening deep beneath our feet. Fracking's biggest controversy, though, is happening above the ground. The general consensus is that burning natural gas is better for the environment than burning coal since the gas collected from fracking emits only half the carbon dioxide as coal
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
It won't be out of place in a zombie apocalypse film. It wouldn't at all. Feels like it would be very easy to die here. That thing is incredible there. And that's the that's the main headgear that brought up all that coal and over its lifetime, it brought up twenty four million tons of coal.
Video examples
How to create cleaner...
instead of letting it escape. So now the question is how do we remove that bad stuff as well? That's the idea behind cleaner coal. Creating cleaner coal is really about trying to contain its ill effects with the help of special technologies that make the end product more acceptable.
Video examples
Coal Mining's...
in the mountains and love the mountains, the idea that a coal company had the right to blow up an entire mountain and wipe it off the map forever was just unconscionable. These places are not just sort of physically important to people, but they are spiritually important to people.
Video examples
A guide to the energy of...
mostly from sunlight, life on Earth as we know it would cease to exist. We humans, of course, spend our energy doing a lot of things besides eating. We travel, we build, we power all sorts of technology. To do all this, we use sources like fossil coal, oil, and natural gas,
Video examples
What is the tragedy of...
These local benefits are helpful in the short term, but pollution from mining and burning coal is spread across the entire atmosphere and sticks around for thousands of years. There are other examples, too. Littering, water shortages, deforestation, traffic jams,
Video examples
Why modern renewable...
power than from nuclear power nuclear and coal plants prospects are fading worldwide because wind and solar power are cheaper and can also make grids resilience preventing cascading blackouts but these modern renewables also scale up in a fundamentally
Video examples
The “myth” of the...
So how did we get here? Almost everything that makes modern life possible relies on fossil coal, oil, and gas full of carbon from ancient organic matter. When we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide that builds up in our atmosphere,
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to come to the capital city and to share her story. She sat down with me for hours, just ushered me in to the world of poverty. She described what it was like when the coals on the cooking fire finally just went completely cold.
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
coal gas and oil to power our energy generation to heat our homes to drive our factories to power our cars and our trains and travel around the world and when we burn fossil fuels
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Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We've recognized that natural gas would be the fastest-growing of the conventional fuels: oil, natural gas, coal. And so, we see the important role that natural gas will play globally and, more importantly, the important role it will play in the U.S. in terms of meeting future energy demand.
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Nick Clooney
American Politician
For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that was passing by and it set me to thinking how important coal was to our everyday lives when I was a little boy.
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Homer Hickam
American Author
Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.
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Jeff Goodell
American Author
Even the biggest coal boosters have long admitted that coal is a dying industry - the fight has always been over how fast and how hard the industry will fall.
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Fred Upton
American Politician
I support an all of the above energy policy, so that's not only just Keystone, that's not only just drilling, that's clean coal, that's safe nuclear.
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Buddha
Leader
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
Life isn't that complicated. I'm completely happy playing football. I'm happy to get out of the coal mines.
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Dennis Skinner
British Politician
The personality cult of the ego does not work down a coal mine and it does not work in the Labour party.
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Mary Harris Jones
American Activist
Not all the coal that is dug warms the world.
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Fatih Birol
Turkish Economist
The golden era for coal is over.
Quote examples
Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We've recognized that natural gas would be the fastest-growing of the conventional fuels: oil, natural gas, coal. And so, we see the important role that natural gas will play globally and, more importantly, the important role it will play in the U.S. in terms of meeting future energy demand.
Quote examples
Nick Clooney
American Politician
For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that was passing by and it set me to thinking how important coal was to our everyday lives when I was a little boy.
Quote examples
Homer Hickam
American Author
Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.
Quote examples
Jeff Goodell
American Author
Even the biggest coal boosters have long admitted that coal is a dying industry - the fight has always been over how fast and how hard the industry will fall.
Quote examples
Fred Upton
American Politician
I support an all of the above energy policy, so that's not only just Keystone, that's not only just drilling, that's clean coal, that's safe nuclear.
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Quote examples
George Blanda
American Football Player
Life isn't that complicated. I'm completely happy playing football. I'm happy to get out of the coal mines.
Quote examples
Dennis Skinner
British Politician
The personality cult of the ego does not work down a coal mine and it does not work in the Labour party.
Quote examples
Mary Harris Jones
American Activist
Not all the coal that is dug warms the world.
Quote examples
Fatih Birol
Turkish Economist
The golden era for coal is over.
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