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Coal Production
Commercial production of coal starts near richmond,VA -
Benjamin Franklin!
Benjamin Franklin Descovers that lightning is made out out electricity -
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Electric Motor
Michael Faraday creates the first electric motor -
Oil Drilling
Edwin Drake is the first person to drill for oil .He drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and was succesful. -
Station Poweed By Coal
In New York City, Thomas Edison creates the first coal-powered station and it provides houses electricity. -
Liquid Gas
The frist liquidfied natural gas plant opens up in West Virgina -
Nucular Powwer Plant
In Shippingport Pennsylvaina, The first nuclar power plant goes into service, -
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware builds Solar One, which is one of the first solar energy collectors. -
Dam
The Guri Dam, the second largest dam in the world, begins providing energy in Venezuela. -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force. This protocol declares that industrialized nations need to reduce their CO2 emissions as well as other green house gasses by 5.2% of the 1990 numbers.
