In 1979, the Carter administration installed 32 solar panels at the white house. The panels, which were used to heat water, ...

Unity College acquired the panels in 1991 after they were removed from the White House, and they were used to heat water at ...

Jan. 5—The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter to install the first solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

President Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time when he installed solar panels on the White House in 1979. As was Beverly, where ...

“President Carter was four decades ahead of his time,” said Manish Bapna, who leads the Natural Resources Defense Council.

When it came to protecting Mother Earth, in many respects, the late President Jimmy Carter was way ahead of his time.

President Carter was a champion for the environment. In 1979 he made history by installing 32 solar panels on the White House roof.

Jimmy Carter established a green legacy in the fields, forests and river bottoms of Georgia as much as he did in the White ...

Alas, they did not, so Carter’s White House solar panels today are also a symbol — not so much of a road not taken but of a road not taken fast enough in America. By the way, Carter was also ...