Indy Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Feb 19, 2023
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.
#climatechange
Show threadJoanna Czechowska
@IndyRichard The world would be a better place if Carter had won a second term. Americans can't recognise a truly good man.
Feb 20, 2023 at 6:28amWeb
Show threadLassielmrFeb 20, 2023
@JoCzechowska @IndyRichard suppose you could say he at least was able to use his term in office to springboard him into doing great things in life post the Presidency. A truely humble person. Still lives in the 2 bed house he build himself in 1960, most money gained from public events has been donated to good causes. The SUV used by those to protect him is worth more than his home.