Solar, wind, bio-fuel, hydrogen....
The reward for carefully protecting the environment
President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels on the presidential mansion amid the Arab oil embargo, which had caused a national energy crisis.
Carter predicted that “a generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people; harnessing the power of the Sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”
President Reagan, when it came time for the White House roof to be worked on in 1986, the solar panels were taken out and not replace .
President George H. Bush's do-nothing policy on global warming began almost as soon as he took office. In June of 1989, just six months into his term, President Bush tabled amendments to the Clean Air Act to improve air quality in U.S. cities, reduce U.S. emissions of ozone-depleting substances (the ozone hole over the Antarctic had been discovered in 1984), and tackle acid rain, which had become a pressing issue. He also proposed "Cap and Trade."
(The Political History of Cap and Trade: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-political-history-of-cap-and-trade-34711212/ )
President Bill Clinton's International Clean Energy Initiative, To help accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies....for a multi-agency initiative to encourage open competitive markets around the world....incentives for clean energy technology innovation and export....create high-value jobs https://clintonwhitehouse3.archives.gov/CEQ/climate_budget.html
President George W. Bush may not have restored Carter's panels to the White House roof, but he did install the first system to provide the grounds with some solar-generated electricity He installed two solar systems, one to heat the pool and spa water and one for other hot water.
President Barack Obama, who made environmental issues a focus of his presidency, planned to install solar panels on the White House by spring 2011, though the project wasn't begun until 2013 and completed in 2014. As of today, the White House solar panels installed under the Obama administration remain in place.
While President Trump kept them there, he used executive orders to roll back many progressive policies on climate change mitigation and renewable energy incentives including those developed by the Obama administration.
President Joe Biden: JANUARY 27, 2021, Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/
Biodiesel production demand: http://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2517934/eia-predicts-us-biodiesel-production-will-expand-in-2022-2023
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