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Coal
Coal is now being produced commercially in the US. (Richmond, VA) -
Wood
(No specific date given when I say Jan 1st) Wood becomes the nation's primary energy source. -
Model T
Henry Ford releases the Model T- a complete automobile produced on an assembly line. This popularized automobiles (and gas) among Americans. -
Discovery of Oil
Oil begins to spurt from the first oil well in Bahrain. -
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
After WWII, the US looks into the peaceful uses of Atomic Energy. It helped prevent the misuse of Nuclear energy and gave power to the government to ensure the responsible use of such technology along with its allies. -
Petroleum surpasses wood
Natural gas and petroleum become the new primary energy source of the US -
Peak Oil Theorized
Shell engineer, M. K. Hubbert, realizes that oil is limited and sees the resource is finite. This is called "Peak Oil". Oil production has reached its peak and is plumitting down the bell curve. -
Nuclear!
Nuclear energy becomes our second largest source of energy, surpassing hydropower. -
It's Electric
Ford introduces one of the first electric cars, "The Impact". -
Clean Energy
Barack Obama and Hu Jintao announce an agreement to strengthen cooperation between China and the US on the use of clean energy.
