Why do libs praise Carter and Obama for utilizing solar power at the whitehouse?
by admin on Monday, April 18th, 2011 | 9 Comments
But completely ignored it when W. Bush added solar power to the white house.
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When was that?
Because that is how politics works.
I didn’t know that about President Bush. Good for him. It was the right thing to do.
Oh, I found this on the Huffington Post:
“In 2003, solar photovoltaic panels were installed at the White House. Two smaller solar thermal systems were also installed to heat water: one for landscape maintenance personnel, the other for the presidential pool and spa.
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The Bush Administration itself never really announced the project. Instead the installation was completed “under the radar;” industry trade journals were the media that picked up the story. “
Because Bush also reneged on his campaign pledge to cut CO2 emissions.
(and that’s how THAT works…)
Carter also had the bold solution that everyone should crank down their thermostat in the winter and wear sweaters. If I didn’t already have a luxurious fur coat it would have been an insane suggestion.
I don’t think people are aware that Bush did that. If so, good on him.
As another pointed out, it was not general knowledge that Bush added solar power, he probably didn’t want the oil companies to find out. Good for him for installing the panels.
The same reason your average Connie does not mention that dubya used tax dollars for solar project. A matter of convenience.
I consider myself liberal.
Carter’s move was symbolic; I appreciate that even if it wasn’t practical.
I probably would have said nothing about Obama’s addition, except that it keeps getting brought up here. Photovoltaic is getting mundane – it’s like when I hear of someone replacing the pipes in the house with copper, or getting double-pane windows. Ok, cool, good move, but no big deal. We got photovoltaic 4 years ago. There are about 2 houses per block with it in my area.with systems.
Yes, I’m aware of the panels that Bush installed in 2002. In fact, I’ve cited those in my answers to a few other questions. I think those were good, too. I don’t think of Bush as an environmental president, though. The withdrawal from the Kyoto accord, the nullification of the EPA, the deregulation of business speaks a lot more than installing solar panels. Although many didn’t like it, Carter tried to make the hard choices to get us energy independence, like reducing the speed limit to 55.