ReNewable Now doesn't choose sides when it comes to politics, but we have to ask ourselves what was Ronald Reagan thinking when he removed the solar panels from the White House? We can only imagine where the United States would be today if he had embraced the technology and the business side of green.
Jimmy Carter, on the other hand, will go done in history as a visionary, the President who embraced renewable energy. They say that the seeds we plant today take time to bear fruit. Well, President Carter's seeds have not been forgotten as he continues to inspire and provide wisdom. President Carter is a highly sought after speaker and will be one of the keynote speakers at 11th annual American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) Summit; held by the American Renewable Energy Institute (AREI) August 10 to 13, 2014 at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado.
President Carter played an important role in raising awareness of solar energy in the 1970's when he arranged for the installation of a solar hot water system on the rooftop of the White House.
At the unveiling of the system, President Carter commented:
“...a generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people; harnessing the power of the Sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”
Unfortunately, the American people - or more accurately, the subsequent administration - didn't share in President Carter's vision.
The system was removed in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan who believed the installation "didn't befit a super-power." READ MORE
Jimmy Carter? The one who wore sweaters, told us to turn down the thermostat in winter and preached the gospel of malaise? The one who kept the interest rates in the double digit area? The one who supported the Iranian revolution and was rewarded with 444 days of Americans held hostage?
ReplyDeleteRonald Reagan? The one who lead the economic recovery and put in motion the fall of the Soviet Union?
The only good thing I remember about the Carter administration was that it was only one term, a very long term.
Mighty hard stretch to find anything positive about Carter.
You would have to be smoking a lot of green to believe that Carter was a visionary. The current president is Carter on Steroids.
ReplyDeleteWhat I don't understand is why Regan pulled the solar panels off the Whitehouse, makes no sense at all.
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