Call For White House Solar Panels Grows

[jpak]

http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/09/call-for-white-house-solar-panels-grows/

A call for solar panels on the White House, which kicked off earlier this year and has steadily been gaining steam, is now hitting the road in the form of a field trip by some college students and an environmental activist. This group, consisting of Unity College students and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, hopes to encourage President Obama to reinstall panels atop the First Family’s home.

The “Put Solar On The White House Road Trip,” as it is being called, kicks off on September 7outside Unity House, the net zero, LEED Platinum solar home of Unity College President Mitch Thomashow and his wife, Cindy, on the campus of Unity College in Maine. The group will depart from there and, over the next several days, make scheduled road stops to stump for the return of solar panels to the White House. Panels used to be on this building, being installed during the administration of President Jimmy Carter as “a symbol of the innovation that could be achieved not only by the pursuit of solar, but by seeking the development of a wide array of alternative energy sources,” but were subsequently torn off the roof during the Reagan years and tossed into storage to be forgotten.

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[AzNick]

1. Is this going to be like under Carter?

Solar panels were ripped off by Reagan when he took over.

[jpak]

5. If dems stay home in November - yes

Carter's WH solar panels were obtained by Unity College (Maine) and used on the dining hall for years (where dumbass anti-solar republicans and assorted ignoramuses claimed they could not work).

They exhibit them at country fairs (you an touch them) and will be taking one of them on the road to DC.

[madokie]

8. One of our members had some of them for sale

early on when I first joined this place. I wish I could remember the posters name but can't, seems like it was someone who had green in their moniker.
Anyways what was for sale was the evacuated tubes and I almost bought some but for some reason decided not to. I think my problem was I was new to the internet back then and wasn't real sure about the whole deal of buying things like that. Trust me when I say this, I've kicked myself in the arse many times since for not, just like right now.
Just think for a moment where we would be today country wise if we'd followed President Carters lead rather than shitcan everything he tried to do to get us off foreign oil. I'm having another of those want to kick myself in the ass moments right now.

rec

Add: Too late for the rec. dammit anyway

[msongs]

2. got em on my house n my elec bill =$18/mo minimum charge nt

[InvisibleTouch]

3. I would so love to see that! n/t

[AndyA]

4. Perhaps some of the things done by Carter to install solar panels are still in place,

which might simplify installation of new panels.

I think it's a great idea. Reagan was an idiot.

[jemsan]

6. He was worse than an idiot

[txlibdem]

7. This is a no-brainer

Let's all call the White House and bug the crap out of them starting Monday morning, till they put the solar panels back up.

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