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Chinese first to use coal as an energy source
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Chinesse develop natural gas as an energy source
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Europeans harness water energy to power mills.
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First natural gas well in the U.S. is drilled.
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First Solar Power System Developed in France to Produce Steam to Drive Machinery.
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Abraham Lincoln Enacts an Ethanol Tax to Help Finance the Civil War, Severely Hampering the Ethanol Fuel Industry.
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Japanese governments in the Meiji era (1868-1912) start opening coal mines. (https://www.mhi-global.com/discover/earth/issue/history/history.html)
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First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York
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The "Free Alcohol Bill" Is Signed to Promote the Use of Alcohol as an Alternative to Gasoline
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Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built
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Natural Gas Act: First Direct Federal Regulation of Natural Gas Industry.
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First Federal Law Established to Control Pollution from the Oil Industry
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A directive promoting the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport- not mandatory.
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President Obama Announces Clean Power Plan, Imposing the First Nationwide Limits on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants
