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Natural Gas was first used for lighting in 1816.
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Nikola Tesla introduced Hydroelectricty beginning with Niagara Falls.
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In the year of 1890, windmills were beginning to be used in North America for pumping water to fields and such and creating electricity for homes.
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The Texas Oil Industry began when the Lucas No. 1 well blew over 100 feet into the air, sparking their interest in oil and petroleum.
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By the 1950s the oil consumption began to exceed that of coal, the primary electricity resource in the '40s.
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The Oil Crisis of 1973 began when members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo, and by the time it was over, the price of oil rose nearly $9.00.
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President Carter created the U.S. Department of Energy to manage what energy was coming from where.
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The National Energy Act of 1978 was a response to the 1973 energy crisis.
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Oil imports into the United States reached its peak in the year of 2005 when it supplied over 50% of US consumption.
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This Act deicded that all cars and buildings were to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
