Obama won't be the first U.S. President to install solar on the roof of the White House. And his efforts would be better spent crafting a consistent and intelligent energy policy and creating a fertile environment for the U.S. solar industry. Instead, we get a sideshow.
Yes, President Carter installed solar on the White House and President Reagan removed the panels. There's been a bit of noise of late about solar going back on the White House roofs -- but the saga is deeper than that.
George Bush is involved, but Bill Clinton is not.
Steven Strong is a leading authority on integrating renewable energy systems, especially solar, in buildings in North America. Strong's firm consults to architects on the integration of solar power, and to the building industry on product development through his firm, Solar Design Associates. He has quite possibly been doing it longer than anyone else.
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