In 1986 when the price of energy was temporarily cheaper and americans minds were less focused on environmental issues president reagan ordered the panels removed from the white house roof.
Reagan remoes solar panels.
Unsurprisingly reagan slashed the meager carter outlay for photovoltaics by two thirds.
Author natalie goldstein wrote in global warming.
Reagan who didn t think much of solar energy also allowed the tax credit carter had instated to lapse.
Morton prince lamented the consequences of the new administration s war on solar cells.
One of the 32 solar thermal panels that captured energy on the roof of the white house more than 30 years ago landed this week at a science museum in china.
In 1979 jimmy carter in a forward looking move installed solar panels in the roof of the white house.
President ronald reagantook office in 1981 and the solar panels were removed during his administration.
It was clear reagan had a completely different take on energy consumption.
Originally panels were installed in the late 70s during.
Reagan s political philosophy viewed the free market as the best arbiter of what was good for the country.
The solar panels which were.
The head of the government s photovoltaic program dr.
I was losing all my best people prince complained.
In 1991 unity college an environmentally centered college in maine acquired the panels and later installed them on their cafeteria.
Reagan was quoted as saying the panels were unsightly and unnecessary.
Ronald reagan removes solar panels in 1981 ronald reagan beat out carter in the presidential election ushering in an 8 year span where reagan s free market ideals and the belief that business and industry is best left to take care of itself simply didn t mesh with carter s subsidization of renewable energy research and industry development.
This symbolic installation was taken down in 1986 during the reagan presidency.