The question is when storing of electricity in batteries or a fuel cell feedstock will become more eonomicial than burning a form of chemical energy to gain mechanical power.

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He's sure, though, that we're adding more CO2 to the ocean now, in the form of burning fossil fuels, than it has ever held before.

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In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.

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Burning yak dung in a wood-burning-style stove was the only form of heat at night, Ms Lloyd said.

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People silently form a circle around the burning embers led by the sacred drum, and the Nestinari, who are spiritual and physical leaders through whom the saints express their will, begin entering the circle and treading the embers.

UNESCO: Culture

Without the discovery of and ability to produce fossil fuels, it is likely that mankind would still be mired in a Medieval form of existence, reliant on burning wood for heat, horses for transportation, and still living largely in the dark after nightfall.

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Given the likelihood that neither Mr Netanyahu nor Ms Livni will be able to form a government without him, electoral reform could thus become a burning issue in Israeli politics.

ECONOMIST: Israel