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Fire was created and used for warmth and also protection
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Windmills were created by the Dutch to maintain the balance between land and sea.
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Coal was started to replace other energy forms
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The steam engine was invented to power many things without the use of muscle or environmental weather patterns.
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Ben Franklin discovered electricity when outside playing with his son
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The electric battery was created by Alessandro Volta
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Natural gas was primarily used in lights, but the drilling of a natural gas well allowed for natural gas to be used in many daily activities
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Piero Conti invents an electric power plant using geothermal energy
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An accident occurred at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine releasing tons of radioactive materials into the environment
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The EPA issues air pollution rules for natural gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing
