Sentences with phrase «when kerosene»

Remember that when the kerosene lamp was invented, kerosene itself cost probably more than $ 20 a gallon.

It is equipped with an electric starter and electric lights, at a time when kerosene fired lights were common.

Not exact matches

Curiously, the hike in the price of kerosene came at a time when the price of crude oil had dropped to record low, with the price of petroleum products, such as kerosene, fuel and diesel, among others, dropping significantly in a number of countries, like the United States.

When using a space heater, be mindful that some types of kerosene and propane portable space heaters get hot enough to ignite nearby draperies, carpet, paper, clothing or furniture.

«We did use trace amounts of kerosene in 2011 prior to when the EPA issued guidance.

When liquid fuel is the goal, then the ethylene is chemically bound together to form even longer hydrocarbon chains that we know as gasoline or kerosene (jet fuel).

Nights are lit by the glow of cooking fires and kerosene lamps, or, when it's clear, the natural light of the moon and the stars.

It is important to look for ways to expand the knowledge of technology quite significantly, particularly when it comes to bio kerosene, tidal stream, and anaerobic digestion.

When she walked down to the boathouse an hour or so later to get some kerosene oil for the lamp, she saw more soldiers on the pier.

Later that evening, when the hot heavy night had descended, someone — it is not clear who — splashed kerosene on the doors of the pawnshop and took a match to it.

Kerosene lamps only, so everybody goes to bed when the sun sets at seven, and there is nothing to do.

These indications were visible gas liberations from permafrost drill cores from depths less than 150 m when thawing in kerosene or warm water.

They have limited choices when it comes to lighting up their homes, with many relying on candles, torches and, worst of all, kerosene lamps to escape the dark.

As a child, growing up on the East Coast of the U.S. and spending nearly every summer day at the same Atlantic beach, I remember when «beach tar» was ubiquitous (after a day at the beach, you had to use kerosene to get the black goo off your feet).

Indoor pollution — caused by burning a fire inside your house, cabin, hut or tent to cook and keep warm — was a deadly global problem until the late 19th century when cheap kerosene, a fossil fuel byproduct, became available in America and Europe.

The target market is the billions of people around the world without access to electricity, who use kerosene lamps or camp fires for light and, also, have virtually no access to news, except for battery - operated radios (when they can afford batteries).

Any doubts as to whether he could afford this were soon dispelled when it emerged he would save exactly twice that in kerosene costs».

When he said «the US liquid fuels requirements», he was a bit off, because total liquid fuels includes stuff like diesel and kerosene and other distillates.

When we burn fossil fuels like petrol (gas to an American), diesel or the kerosene that we use in our jet planes the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.

Individuals can be exposed to carbon monoxide anywhere a combustion engine is found since these types of engines use gas, oil, kerosene and charcoal as fuel — all of which produce carbon monoxide when they are burned.