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Bunsen Burner invented
The Bunsen Burner, which utilizes natural gas, allowed for easier cooking and more effective scientific experiments. -
"The Yankees Struck Oil!"
The Drake Well in Pennslyvania is one of the first to be successfully drilled. -
Edison Invents the First Lightbulb
Edison invented the first cmmercially feasible incandescent lightbulb. -
Ford Uses Ethanol
Ford runs his first automobile, the quadricycle, on pure ethanol. -
Coal Becomes Primary Source of Electricity
Coal becames the major fuel electrical utilities use to create electricity, -
Energy Tax Act
The Energy Tax Act established a 10-percent investment tax credit for photovoltaic applications. -
Three Mile Island Disaster
Most serious accident involving nuclear reactors that led to sweeping emergency response legislation for nuclear power plnats. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
During its time, this oil spill was one of the biggest environmental disasters in U.S. history. -
Clean Air Act
These amendments required manufacturers make vehicles that would pollute less. -
BP Oil Spill
Largest Oil Spill in American history occurs in the Gulf of Mexico
