Ah, what could have been...
In 1979, President Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. These were later laughed at, derided and removed by officials of Reagan Administration.

Feb 20, 2023 · 1:12 AM UTC

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Nixon worked to give our jobs away then Reagan worked to separate Americans with his drug war, and its been going down hill from there
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Aaannnnd they had an efficiency of 5%. Good riddance.
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Bring em' back when you're in there :)
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Right! Another govt boondoggle subsidizing uneconomic technology using taxpayers' money to appease economic ignoramuses, e.g., you, and benefit politically-connected contractors. Does the name "Solyndra" mean anything to you?
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Please run in 2024.
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As tribute to Jimmy Carter @POTUS should put the solar panels back on the white house roof. It would show some commitment to green energy and we can all watch republican heads explode.🙂
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And the Cold War, created and caused by the GOP was continued under the Reagan Administration. Gorbachev even begged Reagan to end it. Reagan turned him down.
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The irony is the second biggest state for total MW of solar power generation now is the very red Texas.
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