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--early days of green energy--

that's what carter said...
in 1979:

"...The White House itself once harvested the power of the sun. On June 20, 1979, the Carter administration
installed 32 panels designed to harvest the sun's rays and use them to heat water...

By 1986, the Reagan administration had gutted the research and development budgets for renewable
energy at the then-fledgling U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and eliminated tax breaks for the deployment
of wind turbines and solar technologies—recommitting the nation to reliance on cheap but polluting fossil
fuels, often from foreign suppliers. ...And in 1986 the Reagan administration quietly dismantled the
White House solar panel installation while resurfacing the roof. "Hey! That system is working. Why don't
you keep it?" recalls mechanical engineer Fred Morse..."

scientificamerican.com
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