Restore Solar Panels to the White House

The Issue

After the first oil embargo produced the first gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to set an example for how we could achieve independence from foreign oil. Instead, Carter's far sighted action was either scorned or ignored.
After his election in 1980, President Reagan took the solar panels down and announced that "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
In 1992, I petitioned President Clinton to replace the solar panels, but was unfortunately ignored.
President Obama has committed his administration to fight global warming. What better way than to restore solar power to the White House?

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Toni SegerPetition StarterIn 1973, at the time of the first oil embargo, I sat in a gas line; shocked at how vulnerable my country was due to its dependence on fossil fuels. It was self evident to me that this was a national security matter. Unfortunately, I found very little support for that concept. Most people thought I was ridiculously dramatic when I insisted if we didn’t make energy independence a national priority we were in danger of going to war in the middle east. How absurd! Oh, really? I've been an environmental activitist since 1973 and have worked on many campaigns. My first goal at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> is to see the President restore solar power to the White House and I'm positive he will do this given enough signatures to get his attention. Solar panels on the White House could light a spark under the solar movement across the United States and around the world.
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The Issue

After the first oil embargo produced the first gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to set an example for how we could achieve independence from foreign oil. Instead, Carter's far sighted action was either scorned or ignored.
After his election in 1980, President Reagan took the solar panels down and announced that "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
In 1992, I petitioned President Clinton to replace the solar panels, but was unfortunately ignored.
President Obama has committed his administration to fight global warming. What better way than to restore solar power to the White House?

avatar of the starter
Toni SegerPetition StarterIn 1973, at the time of the first oil embargo, I sat in a gas line; shocked at how vulnerable my country was due to its dependence on fossil fuels. It was self evident to me that this was a national security matter. Unfortunately, I found very little support for that concept. Most people thought I was ridiculously dramatic when I insisted if we didn’t make energy independence a national priority we were in danger of going to war in the middle east. How absurd! Oh, really? I've been an environmental activitist since 1973 and have worked on many campaigns. My first goal at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> is to see the President restore solar power to the White House and I'm positive he will do this given enough signatures to get his attention. Solar panels on the White House could light a spark under the solar movement across the United States and around the world.
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Petition created on June 6, 2009