Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were removed just ...

Praise for Carter's deployment of hot water solar panels ignores, among other things, his promotion of coal and synthetic ...

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.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at age ... symbolized by the solar panels installed on the White House roof during his tenure. “We can’t go on consuming 40 percent more ...

The peanut farmer turned president, who died Sunday at 100, put solar panels on the White House and once spent 89 seconds inside a melting nuclear reactor.

In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White ...

The former president, who has died aged 100, famously installed thermal solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

And it’s not just his White House solar panels. Former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. History hasn't been especially kind to ...

In reflecting on Jimmy Carter’s death ... 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 ...

After President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of ... The fate of Carter's White House solar panels exemplifies how presidents can use their power to undo the work of previous administrations.