A green Lady Liberty.All the electricity that powers the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom and Ellis Island Ellis Island, island, c.27 acres (10.9 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, SW of Manhattan island. Government-controlled since 1808, it was long the site of an arsenal and a fort, but most famously served (1892–1954) as the chief immigration station of the United , where millions of immigrants first set foot in America, now comes from "green power." Windmills in Pennsylvania and West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. supply the electricity that powers up the floodlights that shine on Lady Liberty and the air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. that keeps all the documents from mildewing. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island aren't directly hooked up to the windmills, however. The electricity the windmills produce is fed into the nation's electrical grid, offsetting the same amount the government uses on the lady. This process reduces the amount of electricity that needs to be produced by oil, gas or coat. These national treasures consume in a year the same amount of electricity used by 1,000 homes. |
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