Bring solar power back to the White House

"The Bush administration, in fact, created an opening -- it brought solar energy back to the White House, with some photovoltaic panels on a maintenance shed and a small water heating system for the "presidential spa and cabana." But the Bush officials purposely did it without fanfare, and fanfare is exactly what we need. Those panels belong on the roof, where every visitor can see them."

Wouldn't THIS be the point. The new solar PV and solar hot water panels were installed around 2003 and no one noticed them. This lays to rest the myth of solar sticking out like a sore thumb. The systems today can be BIPV, building integrated photovoltaic. These panels can help power your home, can heat your water for laundry, bathing and even help heat a home and they can be ubiquitous. If you want to see what Bush 'does' with alternative energy, look up Crawford Texas and the 'Western White House'.
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