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A team of scientists, led by Enrico Fermi, conducted the first self-sustained nuclear chain reaction in Chicago.
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The world's first full-scale atomic powerplant becomes operational in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
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The first maor blackouts plague northeast America
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President Johnson signes the National Environmental Policy Act
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An accident occurs at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
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President Reagan's Energy Security report outlines the growing dependence on foreign oil.
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The US announces the Wind Power Initiative, which aims to increase energy obtained from wind power through a ten year period.
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The Biofuels Security Act Bill (which is still under consideration) is proposed. It would phase out single-fuel vehicles in favor of those that could run on many fuels, which would require gas stations to cary biofuels (E-85)
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Governer Jerry Brown of California signs legislation requiring 33% of California energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.
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The Energy Security Act is signed by President Carter. It consists of six major acts, all geared toward conservation of resources and harvesting of new clean energy.
