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200 BCE
Fire
Fire was created and used for warmth and also protection -
1500
Windmills
Windmills were created by the Dutch to maintain the balance between land and sea. -
Coal
Coal was started to replace other energy forms -
Steam Engine
The steam engine was invented to power many things without the use of muscle or environmental weather patterns. -
Electricity
Ben Franklin discovered electricity when outside playing with his son -
Battery
The electric battery was created by Alessandro Volta -
Natural Gas Well
Natural gas was primarily used in lights, but the drilling of a natural gas well allowed for natural gas to be used in many daily activities -
Power Plants
Piero Conti invents an electric power plant using geothermal energy -
The Explosion at Chernobyl
An accident occurred at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine releasing tons of radioactive materials into the environment -
Clean Air Rules
The EPA issues air pollution rules for natural gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing
