Posts Tagged ‘jimmy carter’

Google Grabs One Of Jimmy Carter’s Legendary Solar Panels

January 23rd 2009

Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter did the unthinkable: He installed solar panels on top of the White House. The green addition was used to heat water for the staff eating era — and usher in a new era in American innovation and independence from foreign fossil fuels.
Of course, that never happened — Regan had [...]

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Barack Obama Making Plans To Green The White House

November 26th 2008

In an interview with Barbara Walters this evening, President-elect Barack Obama mentioned that he plans on “greening” the White House. Obama said he plans to sit down with the chief usher for the presidential mansion and do an evaluation of its energy efficiency. He says part of what he wants to do is show the [...]

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Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter did the unthinkable: He installed solar panels on top of the White House. The green addition was used to heat water for the staff eating era — and usher in a new era in American innovation and independence from foreign fossil fuels.
Regan had the panels removed during a roof [...]

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Will Al Gore And Jimmy Carter Act Together To End Clinton’s Bid?

April 14th 2008

There’s a rumor drifting online just above a whisper that Al Gore and Jimmy Carter may be about to act either together or in sequence to end the Democratic primary and gather support behind a single candidate.
Such rumors generally come from barely-credible sources, in this case the UK Scotsman, but if true it would be [...]

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