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150 years of oil

Wired marks the anniversary

Jay Blazek Crossley, Aug 28, 09.

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Wired.com notes that August 27th was the 150th anniversary of the first successful capture of oil from below ground by Colonel Edwin L. Drake, saying “what began 150 years ago won’t last another 150 years — or even another 50.”

An industry group is celebrating the occasion.

(Photo credit: L Gnome)

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