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Coal
Production of coal for energy source begins comercialy in Richmond, Virginia. -
Electricty
Ben Franklin flew a kite with a hey in a lightning storm, allowing it to get struck and starting the research for electricty in America. -
Coal Lamps
In 1816, the city of Baltimore used coal as a fuel to lit up their street lamps at night, the very first city in AMerica to do so. -
Electric Motor
In 1821, Michael Faraday created the very first electric motor, jumpstarting the research on energy. -
Drilling for Oil
Edwin Drake of the Seneca Oil Company becomes the first man to drill for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. -
Hydroelectricty
The very first Hydroelectric mill opened in Wisconsin creating energy from nothing more than gravity and the power of water. -
Wind Power
Poul La Cour invents and uses the first winmill to produce energy byh harnessing the wind's power. -
Gasoline Powered
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the very first car, the Ford Model T. This car ran off of either gasoline or ethanol created from corn or grain. -
Petroleum
The first modernized petroleum refinery was created in Martinez, California by Shell. -
LNG
The first liquification plant for LNG was created commercially in Clevalnd, Ohio. -
Nuclear Power
The need for nuclear power leads to its uprising to the second largest energy source in America, replacing that of Hydropower. -
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore narrates, produces, and writes his own documentary on the outcomes and effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Gore sets forth the idea of Global Warming, seeing a rising temperature in the Earth;s atmosphere.
