In 1979 Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof. In the 80s' Ronald Reagan removed them.
Carter wanted renewables to generate 20% of U.S. energy needs by 2000. When Reagan was elected he scrapped the policy, eliminating tax breaks for renewable technologies in favour of oil and gas. Today the US produces just 7% of its energy from renewables, the majority from hydroelectric schemes.
A massive wasted opportunity which we and future generations will pay for.
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Yes, Reagan is remembered with great affection by the majority of Americans whereas in reality he was an extreme right-wing dickheaded bigot who, by his second term, had completely lost his marbles to Dementia. Carter on the other hand was a wonderful POTUS but he is spoken of contemptuously by most Americans because the US military completely screwed up the US embassy hostage rescue in Iran which was, in fact, fükced up by internal rivalries within the US military! There was nothing wrong with the plan itself nor indeed with the executive decision making by the POTUS!
