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Steam Engines are now being produced to pump water out of coal mines.
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France developes the first solar power system to use for driving machinery.
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The first motor vehicle to run on vegetable oil is demonstrated at the World's Fair in Paris, France thanks to Rudolph Diesel.
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The first commercial wind turbines are sold on remote farms.
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The first nuclear power reactor to generate energy was built in Idaho.
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The first US Satellite in orbit uses solar cells for power.
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World's first Earth Day is celebrated thanks to Senator Gaylord Nelson.
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The first Wind Farm on Earth is established in New Hampshire
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In honor of Earth Day, one of the first natural-gas busses was driven through Singapore.
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The first PV-powered airplane, the Solar Challenger, is flown.
