August 15, 2025
In the late 1980s the U.S. Army began a single-fuel policy. Since then virtually all its vehicles, including helicopters, tanks, Humvees, and trucks, run on JP-8, a type of jet fuel.
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Do Fossil Fuels Really Come from Fossils?
Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum (oil), natural gas, oil shales, bitumens, and tar sands and heavy oils. For modern life, these energy sources rival food and water in importance. Without fossil fuels, most automobiles are stranded, most of the lights go out, and our homes become hotter in
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