In 1979 Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House.
In 1986 Ronald Reagan removed them.
Next week, Bill McKibben and a team of students from Unity College in Maine will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to deliver one of the original Carter panels to President Obama, asking him to reinstall solar on the White House, and to follow this symbolic gesture with substantial legislative action.
We're calling it the Solar Road Trip, and after the panel has traveled through Unity, Boston. and NYC, we hope you'll be able to celebrate with us when it reaches its final destination--our nation's Capitol!
Here are the details of the event:
Date: Thursday, September 9
Location: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 2835 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
This event will include guest speakers Bill McKibben from 350.org and CCAN's own Mike Tidwell. In addition, there will be a film screening of "A Road Not Taken", an hour long documentary about the story of Carter's solar panels.
Please join 350.org, Unity College students, the Carter solar panel, Energy Action Coalition and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network in on Thursday, September 9 to show that our country supports a clean energy future.
In solidarity,
Keith Harrington, CCAN
P.S. Did you get a chance to see Bill McKibben on Letterman Tuesday night? If not, you can watch the clip here!
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