>http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=336263836904604
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>Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of a seminal event in history: the birth of the oil industry. On that day in 1859, Edwin Drake struck black gold with the first commercial oil well — creating an industry that would provide the lifeblood for modern civilization.
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>http://www.greentechhistory.com/2009/08/gallery-the-worlds-first-oil-field/
>http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/after-150-years-whither-oil/
>http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5715
>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/17/its_still_the_one

Let's hope when the 175th anniversary rolls around oil is mainly just a historical artifact.