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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 2 facts
accountOn December 9, 1965, an object described as the size of a Volkswagen Beetle and acorn-shaped allegedly fell from the sky in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, and was subsequently removed from the woods on a flatbed truck while guarded by armed service members.
accountOn December 9, 1965, an object described as acorn-shaped and the size of a Volkswagen Beetle fell from the sky in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, and was reportedly removed from the woods on a flatbed truck while guarded by armed service members.
Clean Energy Solutions Must Include Nuclear | ClearPath clearpath.org 2 facts
measurementThe five nuclear reactors announced for closure in Ohio and Pennsylvania generate more emissions-free electricity than the combined wind and solar generation capacity within the PJM regional transmission organization, which covers parts or all of 13 states.
referenceThe Brattle Group published a report titled 'Impacts of Announced Nuclear Retirements in Ohio and Pennsylvania' in April 2018, which analyzes the carbon effect of nuclear retirements in the PJM region compared to new wind and solar installations.
History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
accountThe Republican Party National Platform of 1860 was reported by the Platform Committee by Judge Jessup of Pennsylvania and adopted unanimously at the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 17, 1860.
claimThe Democratic Party was divided on the issue of tariffs because of pro-tariff factions in Pennsylvania and other industrializing states that sought to protect the growing iron industry.
The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting | NAEYC naeyc.org Feb 23, 2022 1 fact
claimKathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD, is the Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow in the Psychology and Neuroscience department at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment ... nationalacademies.org 1 fact
measurementAs of March 2013, the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin had renewable portfolio standards or goals.