Can the public restore the panels? There’s a law in the US that a State can repurpose equipment that the Federal is no longer using. This happened when Reagan removed the solar panels from the White House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_at_the_White_House?wprov=sfti1#Removal_under_the_Reagan_administration
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
216 points (99.5% liked)
News
36912 readers
2569 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Mechanical engineer Fred Morse was _approached by the Richard Nixon administration t_o assess the potential of solar power. He took several years to work out what could be installed on the roof of the White House.[1] The panels could not alter or change the look of the house, and were ultimately white as opposed to a darker colour for aesthetic reasons.[1] The need for alternative sources of energy than fossil fuels and energy independence grew in the wake of the oil crises of 1973 and 1979.[1]
I keep telling people Richard Nixon was economically left of neoliberal Dems...
Nixon was basically the last New Deal era Republican hell he was arguably the last of New Deal era president since Carter was ultimately a proto-neoliberal in a lot of ways and Ford and Bush existed. Hell just off the top of my head Nixon pushed early green energy investments, attempted to revitalize the rail and train network (average SoCal hope), and created the EPA. Frankly speaking if it wasn't for Nam, racism (drug war), and Watergate he'd be sitting comfortably next to FDR, Eisenhower, and Truman on my presidential list from best to worst, but instead he sits next to Dubya, Obama, and Clinton.
Also, Kaiser made him a deal he apparently couldn't refuse to scrap M4A, and push their crappy hmo.
We referring to Nixon here or someone else?
Nixon, yes.
Just making sure, I listed off a lot of people and was making sure you weren't referring to Eisenhower or someone.
No worries, happy New Year!
And Trunp literally TORE down a wing of the WH and Americans = 🦗🦗🦗
He's being sued over it afaik. Would love it if the courts ruled the ballroom has to be converted to space for the homeless, with cooking, bathing, toileting facilities.
Getting sued for anything including SA, has never stopped Trump.
If it costs him too much money it does.
Damn, thats fucked up.
And just when you think they couldn’t stoop any lower