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Meaning burn meaning
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Synonyms burn synonyms
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Topics burn topics
What do people use burn to talk about?
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What words refer to a fire burning?
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What words describe a fire that is burning well?
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What words refer to a fire burning something?
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What words refer to something burning completely?
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What words refer to being injured by being burned?
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What words refer to an injury?
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What words describe your skin when you have been in the sun?
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What words refer to a bad pain?
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What words refer to lusting for something?
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What words refer to feeling angry for a long time?
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What words refer to an area of ground that has been burned?
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What happens to things and people when they get hot?
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What do people do to garbage?
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What types of fire are there?
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What words refer to deliberately burning something?
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What words refer to clearing a field?
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What do meteors do?
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What words refer to becoming tired?
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What words are used to describe the manner in which someone dies?drop dead keel over slow death sudden death painful death excruciating death gruesome death horrible death die quietly die peacefully die with boots on die fighting fade away succumb (to illness) drown drowning asphyxiate suffocate choke to death sacrifice succumb (to a disease) suffocate suffocation starvation starve starve to death burn to death freeze to death
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What words refer to executing someone for a crime?
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What words refer to a fire stopping?
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What words refer to killing animals?
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What words refer to moving quickly?move quickly hurry haste hasten rush forge ahead charge barrel along move like a bat out of hell make a beeline for boil bolt bustle move along at a good clip dart double-time fast fire flash flat-out fling flit fly gallop move like greased lightning be really hopping kick lickety-split plunge in quick race rapid rapidly rapidity run rush sail scour scud shoot move like sixty skim snappily speed stampede streak sweep swift swiftly swing tear apace tilt vroom whiz wildfire zip zoom at full speed at top speed express make tracks burn up the track
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What words refer to destroying something?
Conjugation burn conjugation
How do you conjugate burn?
burn · verb
Present I burn
Positive I burn
Singular
1st person I burn
2nd person you burn
3rd person he/she/it burns
Plural
1st person we burn
2nd person you burn
3rd person they burn
Negative I don't burn
Singular
1st person I don't burn I do not burn
2nd person you don't burn you do not burn
3rd person he/she/it doesn't burn he/she/it does not burn
Plural
1st person we don't burn we do not burn
2nd person you don't burn you do not burn
3rd person they don't burn they do not burn
Question do I burn?
Singular
1st person do I burn?
2nd person do you burn?
3rd person does he/she/it burn?
Plural
1st person do we burn?
2nd person do you burn?
3rd person do they burn?
Negative question don't I burn?
Singular
1st person don't I burn? do I not burn?
2nd person don't you burn? do you not burn?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it burn? does he/she/it not burn?
Plural
1st person don't we burn? do we not burn?
2nd person don't you burn? do you not burn?
3rd person don't they burn? do they not burn?
Past I burned
Positive I burned
Singular
1st person I burned I burnt
2nd person you burned you burnt
3rd person he/she/it burned he/she/it burnt
Plural
1st person we burned we burnt
2nd person you burned you burnt
3rd person they burned they burnt
Negative I didn't burn
Singular
1st person I didn't burn I did not burn
2nd person you didn't burn you did not burn
3rd person he/she/it didn't burn he/she/it did not burn
Plural
1st person we didn't burn we did not burn
2nd person you didn't burn you did not burn
3rd person they didn't burn they did not burn
Question did I burn?
Singular
1st person did I burn?
2nd person did you burn?
3rd person did he/she/it burn?
Plural
1st person did we burn?
2nd person did you burn?
3rd person did they burn?
Negative question didn't I burn?
Singular
1st person didn't I burn? did I not burn?
2nd person didn't you burn? did you not burn?
3rd person didn't he/she/it burn? did he/she/it not burn?
Plural
1st person didn't we burn? did we not burn?
2nd person didn't you burn? did you not burn?
3rd person didn't they burn? did they not burn?
Future I'll burn
Positive I'll burn
Singular
1st person I'll burn I will burn
2nd person you'll burn you will burn
3rd person he/she/it'll burn he/she/it will burn
Plural
1st person we'll burn we will burn
2nd person you'll burn you will burn
3rd person they'll burn they will burn
Negative I won't burn
Singular
1st person I won't burn I will not burn
2nd person you won't burn you will not burn
3rd person he/she/it won't burn he/she/it will not burn
Plural
1st person we won't burn we will not burn
2nd person you won't burn you will not burn
3rd person they won't burn they will not burn
Question will I burn?
Singular
1st person will I burn?
2nd person will you burn?
3rd person will he/she/it burn?
Plural
1st person will we burn?
2nd person will you burn?
3rd person will they burn?
Negative question won't I burn?
Singular
1st person won't I burn? will I not burn?
2nd person won't you burn? will you not burn?
3rd person won't he/she/it burn? will he/she/it not burn?
Plural
1st person won't we burn? will we not burn?
2nd person won't you burn? will you not burn?
3rd person won't they burn? will they not burn?
Conditional I'd burn
Positive I'd burn
Singular
1st person I'd burn I would burn
2nd person you'd burn you would burn
3rd person he/she/it'd burn he/she/it would burn
Plural
1st person we'd burn we would burn
2nd person you'd burn you would burn
3rd person they'd burn they would burn
Negative I wouldn't burn
Singular
1st person I wouldn't burn I would not burn
2nd person you wouldn't burn you would not burn
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't burn he/she/it would not burn
Plural
1st person we wouldn't burn we would not burn
2nd person you wouldn't burn you would not burn
3rd person they wouldn't burn they would not burn
Question would I burn?
Singular
1st person would I burn?
2nd person would you burn?
3rd person would he/she/it burn?
Plural
1st person would we burn?
2nd person would you burn?
3rd person would they burn?
Negative question wouldn't I burn?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I burn? would I not burn?
2nd person wouldn't you burn? would you not burn?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it burn? would he/she/it not burn?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we burn? would we not burn?
2nd person wouldn't you burn? would you not burn?
3rd person wouldn't they burn? would they not burn?
Present continuous I'm burning
Positive I'm burning
Singular
1st person I'm burning I am burning
2nd person you're burning you are burning
3rd person he/she/it's burning he/she/it is burning
Plural
1st person we're burning we are burning
2nd person you're burning you are burning
3rd person they're burning they are burning
Negative I'm not burning
Singular
1st person I'm not burning I am not burning
2nd person you aren't burning you're not burning you are not burning
3rd person he/she/it isn't burning he/she/it's not burning he/she/it is not burning
Plural
1st person we aren't burning we're not burning we are not burning
2nd person you aren't burning you're not burning you are not burning
3rd person they aren't burning they're not burning they are not burning
Question am I burning?
Singular
1st person am I burning?
2nd person are you burning?
3rd person is he/she/it burning?
Plural
1st person are we burning?
2nd person are you burning?
3rd person are they burning?
Negative question aren't I burning?
Singular
1st person aren't I burning? am I not burning?
2nd person aren't you burning? are you not burning?
3rd person isn't he/she/it burning? is he/she/it not burning?
Plural
1st person aren't we burning? are we not burning?
2nd person aren't you burning? are you not burning?
3rd person aren't they burning? are they not burning?
Past continuous I was burning
Positive I was burning
Singular
1st person I was burning
2nd person you were burning
3rd person he/she/it was burning
Plural
1st person we were burning
2nd person you were burning
3rd person they were burning
Negative I wasn't burning
Singular
1st person I wasn't burning I was not burning
2nd person you weren't burning you were not burning
3rd person he/she/it wasn't burning he/she/it was not burning
Plural
1st person we weren't burning we were not burning
2nd person you weren't burning you were not burning
3rd person they weren't burning they were not burning
Question was I burning?
Singular
1st person was I burning?
2nd person were you burning?
3rd person was he/she/it burning?
Plural
1st person were we burning?
2nd person were you burning?
3rd person were they burning?
Negative question wasn't I burning?
Singular
1st person wasn't I burning? was I not burning?
2nd person weren't you burning? were you not burning?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it burning? was he/she/it not burning?
Plural
1st person weren't we burning? were we not burning?
2nd person weren't you burning? were you not burning?
3rd person weren't they burning? were they not burning?
Future continuous I'll be burning
Positive I'll be burning
Singular
1st person I'll be burning I will be burning
2nd person you'll be burning you will be burning
3rd person he/she/it'll be burning he/she/it will be burning
Plural
1st person we'll be burning we will be burning
2nd person you'll be burning you will be burning
3rd person they'll be burning they will be burning
Negative I won't be burning
Singular
1st person I won't be burning I will not be burning
2nd person you won't be burning you will not be burning
3rd person he/she/it won't be burning he/she/it will not be burning
Plural
1st person we won't be burning we will not be burning
2nd person you won't be burning you will not be burning
3rd person they won't be burning they will not be burning
Question will I be burning?
Singular
1st person will I be burning?
2nd person will you be burning?
3rd person will he/she/it be burning?
Plural
1st person will we be burning?
2nd person will you be burning?
3rd person will they be burning?
Negative question won't I be burning?
Singular
1st person won't I be burning? will I not be burning?
2nd person won't you be burning? will you not be burning?
3rd person won't he/she/it be burning? will he/she/it not be burning?
Plural
1st person won't we be burning? will we not be burning?
2nd person won't you be burning? will you not be burning?
3rd person won't they be burning? will they not be burning?
Conditional continuous I'd be burning
Positive I'd be burning
Singular
1st person I'd be burning I would be burning
2nd person you'd be burning you would be burning
3rd person he/she/it'd be burning he/she/it would be burning
Plural
1st person we'd be burning we would be burning
2nd person you'd be burning you would be burning
3rd person they'd be burning they would be burning
Negative I wouldn't be burning
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be burning I would not be burning
2nd person you wouldn't be burning you would not be burning
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be burning he/she/it would not be burning
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be burning we would not be burning
2nd person you wouldn't be burning you would not be burning
3rd person they wouldn't be burning they would not be burning
Question would I be burning?
Singular
1st person would I be burning?
2nd person would you be burning?
3rd person would he/she/it be burning?
Plural
1st person would we be burning?
2nd person would you be burning?
3rd person would they be burning?
Negative question wouldn't I be burning?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be burning? would I not be burning?
2nd person wouldn't you be burning? would you not be burning?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be burning? would he/she/it not be burning?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be burning? would we not be burning?
2nd person wouldn't you be burning? would you not be burning?
3rd person wouldn't they be burning? would they not be burning?
Present perfect I've burned
Positive I've burned
Singular
1st person I've burned I've burnt I have burned I have burnt
2nd person you've burned you've burnt you have burned you have burnt
3rd person he/she/it's burned he/she/it's burnt he/she/it has burned he/she/it has burnt
Plural
1st person we've burned we've burnt we have burned we have burnt
2nd person you've burned you've burnt you have burned you have burnt
3rd person they've burned they've burnt they have burned they have burnt
Negative I haven't burned
Singular
1st person I haven't burned I haven't burnt I have not burned I have not burnt
2nd person you haven't burned you haven't burnt you have not burned you have not burnt
3rd person he/she/it hasn't burned he/she/it hasn't burnt he/she/it has not burned he/she/it has not burnt
Plural
1st person we haven't burned we haven't burnt we have not burned we have not burnt
2nd person you haven't burned you haven't burnt you have not burned you have not burnt
3rd person they haven't burned they haven't burnt they have not burned they have not burnt
Question have I burned?
Singular
1st person have I burned? have I burnt?
2nd person have you burned? have you burnt?
3rd person has he/she/it burned? has he/she/it burnt?
Plural
1st person have we burned? have we burnt?
2nd person have you burned? have you burnt?
3rd person have they burned? have they burnt?
Negative question haven't I burned?
Singular
1st person haven't I burned? haven't I burnt? have I not burned? have I not burnt?
2nd person haven't you burned? haven't you burnt? have you not burned? have you not burnt?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it burned? hasn't he/she/it burnt? has he/she/it not burned? has he/she/it not burnt?
Plural
1st person haven't we burned? haven't we burnt? have we not burned? have we not burnt?
2nd person haven't you burned? haven't you burnt? have you not burned? have you not burnt?
3rd person haven't they burned? haven't they burnt? have they not burned? have they not burnt?
Past perfect I had burned
Positive I had burned
Singular
1st person I had burned I had burnt
2nd person you had burned you had burnt
3rd person he/she/it had burned he/she/it had burnt
Plural
1st person we had burned we had burnt
2nd person you had burned you had burnt
3rd person they had burned they had burnt
Negative I hadn't burned
Singular
1st person I hadn't burned I hadn't burnt I had not burned I had not burnt
2nd person you hadn't burned you hadn't burnt you had not burned you had not burnt
3rd person he/she/it hadn't burned he/she/it hadn't burnt he/she/it had not burned he/she/it had not burnt
Plural
1st person we hadn't burned we hadn't burnt we had not burned we had not burnt
2nd person you hadn't burned you hadn't burnt you had not burned you had not burnt
3rd person they hadn't burned they hadn't burnt they had not burned they had not burnt
Question had I burned?
Singular
1st person had I burned? had I burnt?
2nd person had you burned? had you burnt?
3rd person had he/she/it burned? had he/she/it burnt?
Plural
1st person had we burned? had we burnt?
2nd person had you burned? had you burnt?
3rd person had they burned? had they burnt?
Negative question hadn't I burned?
Singular
1st person hadn't I burned? hadn't I burnt? had I not burned? had I not burnt?
2nd person hadn't you burned? hadn't you burnt? had you not burned? had you not burnt?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it burned? hadn't he/she/it burnt? had he/she/it not burned? had he/she/it not burnt?
Plural
1st person hadn't we burned? hadn't we burnt? had we not burned? had we not burnt?
2nd person hadn't you burned? hadn't you burnt? had you not burned? had you not burnt?
3rd person hadn't they burned? hadn't they burnt? had they not burned? had they not burnt?
Future perfect I'll have burned
Positive I'll have burned
Singular
1st person I'll have burned I'll have burnt I will have burned I will have burnt
2nd person you'll have burned you'll have burnt you will have burned you will have burnt
3rd person he/she/it'll have burned he/she/it'll have burnt he/she/it will have burned he/she/it will have burnt
Plural
1st person we'll have burned we'll have burnt we will have burned we will have burnt
2nd person you'll have burned you'll have burnt you will have burned you will have burnt
3rd person they'll have burned they'll have burnt they will have burned they will have burnt
Negative I won't have burned
Singular
1st person I won't have burned I won't have burnt I will not have burned I will not have burnt
2nd person you won't have burned you won't have burnt you will not have burned you will not have burnt
3rd person he/she/it won't have burned he/she/it won't have burnt he/she/it will not have burned he/she/it will not have burnt
Plural
1st person we won't have burned we won't have burnt we will not have burned we will not have burnt
2nd person you won't have burned you won't have burnt you will not have burned you will not have burnt
3rd person they won't have burned they won't have burnt they will not have burned they will not have burnt
Question +'ll I have burned?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have burned? +'ll I have burnt? will I have burned? will I have burnt?
2nd person +'ll you have burned? +'ll you have burnt? will you have burned? will you have burnt?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have burned? +'ll he/she/it have burnt? will he/she/it have burned? will he/she/it have burnt?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have burned? +'ll we have burnt? will we have burned? will we have burnt?
2nd person +'ll you have burned? +'ll you have burnt? will you have burned? will you have burnt?
3rd person +'ll they have burned? +'ll they have burnt? will they have burned? will they have burnt?
Negative question won't I have burned?
Singular
1st person won't I have burned? won't I have burnt? will I not have burned? will I not have burnt?
2nd person won't you have burned? won't you have burnt? will you not have burned? will you not have burnt?
3rd person won't he/she/it have burned? won't he/she/it have burnt? will he/she/it not have burned? will he/she/it not have burnt?
Plural
1st person won't we have burned? won't we have burnt? will we not have burned? will we not have burnt?
2nd person won't you have burned? won't you have burnt? will you not have burned? will you not have burnt?
3rd person won't they have burned? won't they have burnt? will they not have burned? will they not have burnt?
Conditional perfect I'd have burned
Positive I'd have burned
Singular
1st person I'd have burned I'd have burnt I would have burned I would have burnt
2nd person you'd have burned you'd have burnt you would have burned you would have burnt
3rd person he/she/it'd have burned he/she/it'd have burnt he/she/it would have burned he/she/it would have burnt
Plural
1st person we'd have burned we'd have burnt we would have burned we would have burnt
2nd person you'd have burned you'd have burnt you would have burned you would have burnt
3rd person they'd have burned they'd have burnt they would have burned they would have burnt
Negative I wouldn't have burned
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have burned I wouldn't have burnt I would not have burned I would not have burnt
2nd person you wouldn't have burned you wouldn't have burnt you would not have burned you would not have burnt
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have burned he/she/it wouldn't have burnt he/she/it would not have burned he/she/it would not have burnt
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have burned we wouldn't have burnt we would not have burned we would not have burnt
2nd person you wouldn't have burned you wouldn't have burnt you would not have burned you would not have burnt
3rd person they wouldn't have burned they wouldn't have burnt they would not have burned they would not have burnt
Question would I have burned?
Singular
1st person would I have burned? would I have burnt?
2nd person would you have burned? would you have burnt?
3rd person would he/she/it have burned? would he/she/it have burnt?
Plural
1st person would we have burned? would we have burnt?
2nd person would you have burned? would you have burnt?
3rd person would they have burned? would they have burnt?
Negative question wouldn't I have burned?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have burned? wouldn't I have burnt? would I not have burned? would I not have burnt?
2nd person wouldn't you have burned? wouldn't you have burnt? would you not have burned? would you not have burnt?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have burned? wouldn't he/she/it have burnt? would he/she/it not have burned? would he/she/it not have burnt?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have burned? wouldn't we have burnt? would we not have burned? would we not have burnt?
2nd person wouldn't you have burned? wouldn't you have burnt? would you not have burned? would you not have burnt?
3rd person wouldn't they have burned? wouldn't they have burnt? would they not have burned? would they not have burnt?
Imperative burn!
Positive
you burn!
we let's burn!
Negative
you don't burn!
we let's not burn!
Examples burn examples
How do I use burn in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Where they burn books, they will eventually burn people.
Be careful not to burn yourself.
Burn the witch!
When you finish reading this letter, burn it.
Burn all this stuff.
Plastic does not burn easily.
With respect to these letters, I think the best thing is to burn them.
This wood won't burn.
You must see to it that the cakes do not burn.
He's got money to burn.
I'll burn the midnight oil tonight.
I have to burn the midnight oil tonight.
You cannot burn anything without oxygen.
If we burn fuels such as coal, oil and gas, they give off various gases.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.
Woods burn easily.
My cheeks burn.
Burn with desire.
I got blisters from the burn.
My ears burn.
She got a slight burn on her hand while cooking.
You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.
Movie subtitles
But I didn't steal the food, and I didn't burn down the shed.
I didn't want to burn it down.
Should I burn down (the house and her)?
Let's burn sage.
Hey, burn out, wake up.
Just don't burn the place down.
Not only. do you burn down our restaurant. you get caught.
The way I see it, you either burn it down or you build it up!
Sweet burn.
We no longer burn our old and poor.
Greetings from Soviet Russia. Burn all the New York magazines and hang a portrait of Lenin in my office.
Don't let them burn.
Are you trying to burn it down, eh?
Burn the mill!
Burn that damn village!
Burn their crops!
If I'm lying, may my guts rot and may I burn in Hell.
They wage wars on us, cut our settlers' throats, burn our farms, dream of throwing us in the sea.
Easy, easy. The kiss is hot you could burn your moustache.
Burn all the New York magazines and hang a portrait of Lenin in my office.
Young man, you can't burn the candle at both ends.
When a man dies they always burn his wife or daughter with him!
Do you want the reel to burn?
Don't burn that toast, Annie.
You're asking to burn these people?
Burn my clothes, if it isn't Romeo, our financial backer.
Aren't you afraid you'll burn out a tonsil?
Me, burn a tonsil!
I'd Iike to burn some moxa at the threshold to cure Hisamatsu of the chronic disease that makes her flap her beautiful kimono sleeves and invite men in.
News and current affairs
One thing is clear: if we are not to be totally reckless with our planet's climate, we cannot burn all the coal, oil, and natural gas that we have already located.
It simply means that when Great Britain installs a wind turbine, it becomes cheaper to burn coal in Portugal or Poland.
Deprived pensioners burn old books to keep warm, because they are cheaper than coal, they ride on heated buses all day, and a third leave part of their homes cold.
Should we burn our existing textbooks and rewrite them from scratch?
Yet partisan war will burn, like a fire underground.
No one should expect that a single crisis can burn away all of a country's economic weeds, nor that the New Economy is a magic bullet for risk-free growth.
Coca farmers and producers slash and burn forests, polluting streams with toxic chemicals and damaging fragile ecosystems.
Stock values in the fossil-fuel industry - which are based on the assumption that companies will be able to extract and burn all known reserves - will plummet.
Almost three billion people still burn dung, twigs, and other traditional fuels indoors to cook and keep warm, generating noxious fumes that kill an estimated two million people each year, mostly women and children.
But is it really a wise and ethically acceptable strategy to burn food rather than eat it?
The first set of issues includes slow-burn problems involving externalities, the leading example being environmental degradation.
And yet, remarkably, even as most of the region began to burn, oil prices collapsed.
But now, in the name of saving the planet from climate change, environmentalists are proposing an immense global campaign to cut down and burn trees and scrubs in order to reduce fossil-fuel use.
But we are about to diminish biodiversity, over-extract water, make food more expensive, and waste hundreds of billions of dollars - all while cutting down trees to burn them and potentially increasing CO2 emissions.
When we burn wood, we reverse the process, unraveling that order and producing energy.
Global deposits of methane clathrate contain more than twice the amount of energy of all known fossil fuels, and it can burn cleanly.
Given lack of storage capacity, this could quickly lower prices and burn speculators.
Energy poverty is even more acute for the three billion people - almost half of the world's population - who burn dung, cardboard, and twigs indoors to cook and keep warm.
Environmental protection is also at issue. Coca farmers and producers slash and burn forests, polluting streams with toxic chemicals and damaging fragile ecosystems.
In both cases, efforts were made to burn off the oil from the ocean's surface.
It would be unfortunate if China and India were to impoverish themselves by ceasing to burn coal, only to have the resulting decrease of snowfall over Greenland and Antarctica cause sea levels to rise faster.
Electric utilities still largely burn fossil fuels and sell the power to homes and businesses.
To build on this, consumers and markets also need to send signals to companies that directly or indirectly support slash-and-burn farming.
Small farmers need options other than slash-and-burn farming to boost their meager incomes.
But in a sunny corner of southern France, a global megaproject is coming together that will, for the first time, test the technology on an industrial scale, creating the first controlled fusion burn.
The ITER experiment, when it starts up in the early 2020s, will embody those advances, achieving the long-awaited fusion burn - and place us just one step away from the ultimate goal of getting fusion power on the grid in an affordable manner.
We must not burn interfaith bridges.
And there is no end to this crash-and-burn surveillance strategy, owing to the nature of the information that is caught in the net.
When you are poor, you are more likely to slash and burn rain forest or fish atop coral reefs with dynamite.