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Why don't coal and oil naturally decay?

Asked by LostInParadise (31913points) November 19th, 2008

They are made of organic material with high energy content. Although it is being done at too high a rate, the argument could be made that burning fossil fuels returns carbon to the natural world which otherwise would be permanently lost to it.

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