Energy
timelines - wood fuel 
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Wood was the primary source for cooking, warmth, light, trains
and steamboats. Cutting wood was time consuming, hard work.
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1860 |
Wood
was the primary fuel for heating and cooking in homes and
businesses, and was used for steam in industries, trains,
and boats. |
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1890 |
Coal had displaced much of the wood used in steam generation. |
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1900 |
Ethanol
was competing with gasoline to be the fuel for cars. |
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1910 |
Most
rural homes were still heated with wood. In towns, coal was
displacing wood in homes. |
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1950 |
Electricity
and natural gas had displaced wood heat in most homes and
commercial buildings. |
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Garbage
timeline
First city dump opened in 500 B.C. in Athens, Greece.
First the English Parliament bans waste disposal in public
waterways and ditches in 1388.
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1400 |
Garbage piles up so high outside Paris gates that it interferes
with the city defenses. |
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1690 |
Paper
is made from recycled fibers at a mill near Philadelphia. |
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1842 |
A
report in England links disease to filthy environmental conditions. |
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1898 |
The first energy recovery from garbage incineration in the
United States started in New York City. |
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1900's |
Pigs are use to help get rid of garbage in several cities.
One expert said 75 pigs could consume one ton of garbage a
day. |
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1904 |
First
major aluminum recycling plants open in U.S. |
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1920's |
Landfilling becomes most popular way to get rid of garbage. |
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1959 |
The first guide to sanitary landfilling is published. |
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