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Natural Gas
natural gas was first used around 1785 to light houses and street lights and in 1816 the whole city of Baltimore was powered by natural gas. -
solar
uses the suns rays and transforms them into energy by using solar panels. first solar cell was invented in 1833. -
kerosene
a light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heaters and lamps and as a cleaning solvent. -
Oil
the first succesful oil drill was in 1859. It was mainly used in automobiles and other engines. -
petroleum
a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including -
coal
Coal started being widely used in 1875. mainly used for heating or to power engines like locomotives or boats. -
Hydroelectric power
Hydroelectric power is made by running water that push generators and create energy. -
Gasoline
Gasoline was invented in 1885 but was not used much as there was not many automobiles around at the time. -
Wind
Uses the power of the wind to turn blades on wind turbines and turns that motion into energy. -
Clean Air act
nations most important air pollution law. -
Clean water Act
requires industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution into surface waters. -
The safe drinking water act
protected drinking resources
