Posted on 08/15/2013 10:43:50 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House installing solar panels on first family residence 1:27pm EDT
Washington (Reuters) - The White House has started installing solar panels on the first family residence as part of an energy retrofit that will improve the efficiency of the building, a White House official said on Thursday.
President Obama in 2009 directed federal agencies to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy, and in late 2010 pledged to put solar panels on the White House.
It is not the first time a solar system has been installed on the White House roof. President Jimmy Carter put panels up in 1979, but they were removed in 1986 during roof repairs made under President Ronald Reagan and never replaced.
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Anybody remember “Light Bulb Johnson?” Hypocritical assholes.
Moochelle will want spotlights trained on the solar panels so that they can save even more money by using them at night.
I remember touring the WH back in 79 (the Carter energy doctrine years).
I pointed out to the guide that the rickety single pane windows couldn’t be very energy efficient, no wonder Carter was cold.
Probably not enough juice there to keep their dog’s fridge going.
Carter was ahead of his time, he was expecting the decay of the culture/media/government corruption to be more advanced.... Obama came in at the right time to continue the Carter Agenda of mediocrity....
All for show.
Yeah, let’s save money so we can spend tons on parties and billions taking everybody and their sixth cousin overseas on trips.
Gotta watch the bottom line, ya know!
They should stick their solar panels where the sun don’t shine.
Pray for rain
Hmmm...guess that explains the high bidder being “golfpotus1”...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/26-SOLYNDRA-210W-200-SERIES-GENUINE-SOLAR-PANELS-2-FULL-SKIDS-/251276717121
Yep, it’s possible that they won’t even run wiring to the panels. Although I suppose the system might be capable of charging Bammy’s Blackberry.
How about some wind turbines? Can double as propellers when the whole gang has to flee to Saudi Arabia like Carlos and Idi Amin...
To call it “mediocrity” is like heaping praise.
The Democrat doctrine is “Back to The Apes”.
What gives any president the right to make changes to OUR HOUSE? There should be a committee to overlook any repairs and/or updates need to preserve OUR HOUSE, the people’s house. Renters need to ask the owner if they can make any changes.
What are the numbers?
Based on Obama’s dismal record at throwing away BILLIONS on failed green energy companies....
I can easily see a 5 million dollar project being spent here at the White Hut.
Just to save 10 bucks a month.
And what is the average number of days that the sun shines on DC???
after we’ve already paid for Carter to put them in and for Reagan to tear them out....
Maybe they can also use Obama’s bullsh!t as fertilizer.
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