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Lucas Gusher and the Discovery of Texas' Vast Spindletop Oil Field
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promotes use of alcohol as alternative to gas
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Model T Ford is first "Flex Fuel" vehicle.
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World's largest hydroelectric powerplant built.
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US starts to investigate the use of Atomic power.
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This was the first US commercial nuclear power plant.
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The first geothermal energy producing plants are built in California, USA.
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the Department of Energy Organization Act is signed, which resulted in the creation of a department within the US gov that would mange energy resources.
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BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, causing the largest oil spill in US history.
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The world's largest solar power plant, Ivanpah opened in the Mojave desert of California.
