Solar Panels For Obama – Kenya
In 1979, the then president of The United States, Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the Oval Office. This was part of the initiative called “Solar America” was an early attempt of the drive for cleaner energy which the current Obama administration is hoping to promote.
Unfortunately President Carter tenure in office came to an end and the new resident of the White House, a Mr. Ronald Regan, promptly tore down the clean energy producing solar panels.
The panels themselves were passed around various institutions over the years including Unity College in Maine. Today one of those panels have been donated to the Smithsonian Nation Museum of American History as a lasting legacy of foresight of the Carter Administration.
At the moment there are no plans for the Obama camp to install solar power in the while house. But in 2003 there was a little solar installation sneaked in to heat the presidential spa.
But take a trip to another Obama Residence, in another continent and there is a different story.
Kenya, Africa, Mama Sarah Obama who is the current presidents step grandmother, lives in her very own white house. Solar panels were donated by a Kenyan airline executive and installed on her little mud hut. In the village where she lives there is no electricity. Along with a donated television set, Sarah Obama followed the election in America of her Step Grandson.
In on part of the world we have an Obama living completely on clean energy. To me it seems somebody needs to take her Grandson aside and explain the benefits to solar energy. Maybe that will restart Jimmy Carters ideas that will not be torn down by the next resident.
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