Google Takes You To Road Not Taken. (Energy Initiatives By President Jimmy Carter)

Google Travels Back To The Future, To Bring President Jimmy Carters Solar Panels From 1979!. This shows what a vision the former president had. Had we taken the roads introduced at that time, we would have been far ahead in saving the planet. Ten years later, my father installed our first solar water heater. I hope that all the solar panels that we install, live their life time.
This is what President Jimmy Carter said at the dedication of the Solar Water Heater Panels at the White House;
"This dependence on foreign sources of oil is of great concern to all of us. In the year 2000, this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. 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 just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people."
(To watch video of the dedication, check out this trailer for a movie about the panels).


You can find more information and photos from this Google Blog Post;
Official Google Blog: Back to the energy future

Tags: Solar Panels, Solar Water Heater Panels at the White House, solar water heater, energy conservation