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 threadJustin Farrimond
@IndyRichard Coming to this debate late (by the way, some great comments re Reagan) but all I wanted to add was my fears re the environment and the confected culture wars. Why is it that fears for the environment are now considered 'woke' and that advocating for measures to protect the planet are seen as the preserve of left wing politics? Self harm good, cooperative compassion bad? We really are in a mess.
Feb 20, 2023 at 8:23amWeb