Friday, May 9, 2014

Solar panels finally back on the White House almost 30 years after Reagan removed them


Back in 2010, the Obama administration announced that it would be restoring solar panels to the roof of the White House residence. That process is now complete, and the administration is using it as a jumping off point to announce a number of other energy efficiency initiatives.


According to The Washington Post , those initiatives include both commercial and federal pledges — Walmart says it will double the number of on-site solar energy projects it has in its stores and distribution centers by 2020, while the Energy Department will issue two new rulings today to cut energy consumption in electric motors and walk-in refrigerators and freezers. The department also plans to launch a training program focused at community colleges in the...


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