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crickets

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16. Sadly true.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 04:20 PM

Jul 2022

Jimmy was right about energy conservation and alternative energy sources, but Reagan made sure to squash any of that as soon as he took office. I'm still angry that he removed the solar panels from the White House.

Obama installed new panels:

https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/9/5699946/solar-panels-now-grace-the-roof-of-the-white-house

The original panels were rescued from storage:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/carter-white-house-solar-panel-array/

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