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The Road Not Taken

By Austyn Gaffney
Aerial photograph of the dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the roof of the West Wing of The White House.

Former US president Jimmy Carter placed 32 solar pannels, a novel technology at that time, on the rooftop of The White House. Seven years later they were removed by Ronald Reagan. With Donald Trump now withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, many historic parallels can be seen.

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