fossil fuel: References & Edit History
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Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Types of Fossil Fuels and Formation. | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Heliyon - Demise of fossil fuels part I. | Jun 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Types of Fossil Fuels and Formation. | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| Link fixed. | Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford University - Understand Energy Learning Hub - Introduction to Fossil Fuels. | Apr 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Fossil fuel is the common denominator between Climate Change and Petrochemical Exposures and effects on women and childrens health. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural Resources Defense Council - Fossil Fuels: The Dirty Facts. | Feb 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geological Survey Ireland - Fossil fuel. | Nov 25, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Fossil fuel. | Sep 08, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 01, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geological Survey Ireland - Fossil fuels. | Oct 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Bitesize - Fossil fuels. | Oct 11, 2019 | ||
| Replaced coal image. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Revised statistics on atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane concentrations. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Colorado Boulder - Environmental Center - Fossil Fuel. | Oct 23, 2017 | ||
| Added photos depicting a pile of coal and an oil well pump; added Keeling curve and internal combustion engine diagrams. | May 11, 2017 | ||
| Updated the intervals of geologic time and the methods of fossil-fuel extraction; added description of the effects of fossil-fuel combustion upon Earth's atmosphere. | May 11, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Environmental and Energy Study Institute - Fossil Fuel. | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Fossil Fuel Energy. | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 24, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Environmental Literacy Council - Fossil Fuel. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Regents of the University of Michigan - Fossil Fuels. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Fossil Fuel. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Fossil fuels. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Edugreen - Fossil fuels. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: U.S. Department of Energy - Fossil Energy - How Fossil Fuels were Formed. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: California Energy Commission - Fossil Fuels. | Jul 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: U.S. Department of Energy - How Fossil Fuels were Formed. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Tribal Energy and Environmental Information - Coal. | Jun 15, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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