"Put Solar On It" Media Coverage

Here is some of the coverage of the "Put Solar On It" road trip to deliver one of Carter's original solar panels from Maine to the White House.

Video:

Democracy Now!

 

The Late Show with David Letterman:

 

News Coverage:

Bring solar power back to the White House

Washington Post - Bill McKibben - ‎20 hours ago‎
President Jimmy Carter speaks in front of the solar panels installed at the White House in June 1979. (Harvey Georges/associated Press) By Bill McKibben A ...

The Quest to put Solar Power Back on the White House

Reuters Blogs (blog) - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Bill McKibben, founder of the green group 350.org, is on a quest to convince President Barack Obama to put solar panels back on the roof of the White House. ...

Mr. President, Reinstall Those Solar Panels

Newsweek (blog) - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Jimmy Carter had a thing or two to say about energy. "We can't go on consuming 40 percent more energy than we produce," Carter said from the Oval Office in ...

Unity College Students & Bill McKibben Launch Road Trip to Reinstall Jimmy...

Democracy Now - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
A group of Unity College students, led by environmentalist Bill McKibben, set out Tuesday for Washington, DC, carrying a solar panel that once stood atop ...

Energy: The White House Says No Thanks to Solar Panels

TIME (blog) - Bryan Walsh - ‎4 hours ago‎
Back in 1979—when the economy was suffering and the US was facing a serious energy crisis, a situation in no way similar to what's happening now—President ...

Environmentalist Bill McKibben's quest to bring solar panel to White House

Washington Post (blog) - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
President Jimmy Carter speaks against a backdrop of solar panels at the White House, Wednesday, June 21, 1979. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges) Esteemed ...

Barack Obama: 'no' to solar panels on the White House roof

The Guardian - ‎6 hours ago‎
A quest to get Barack Obama to shout his commitment to solar power from the roof tops - by re-installing vintage solar panels at the White House - ended in ...

White House Puts Off Solar Enthusiasts

New York Times (blog) - Andrew C. Revkin - ‎8 hours ago‎
The “Put Solar On It” team of activists and Unity College students reached the White House today (actually the Old Executive Office ...

Jimmy Carter's Solar Panel Returns To DC

Mother Jones - Kate Sheppard - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Whether Obama wants them or not, Jimmy Carter's solar panels will soon arrive at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The group 350.org started a campaign in July urging ...

Students Ask Obama to Add Solar Panels to White House Roof

The Nation. (blog) - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the West Wing to emphasize the importance he saw in a new solar strategy his ...

Obama lobbied to add solar panels to White House

USA Today - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
A campaign to make the White House greener is intensifying as a group of environmentalists plan this month to give President Obama a solar panel that used ...

White House Spurns Solar Panel

New York Times (blog) - John M. Broder - ‎8 hours ago‎
Bill McKibben, an environmental campaigner from Vermont with a flair for showmanship, was rebuffed Friday morning in his effort to get the ...

Solar Dreams and Reality at the White House

New York Times (blog) - Andrew C. Revkin - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
“We have high hopes that the 'yes we can' spirit of the administration, even if it hasn't been enough to get us climate legislation yet, ...

White House Agrees to Talk About Solar Panels on the Roof

The Atlantic - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Environmentalist Bill McKibben has been campaigning for the last few weeks to get solar panels put back on the roof of the White House, taking a road trip ...

A road trip to the White House to reinstall Jimmy Carter's dream

Boston Globe (blog) - Beth Daley - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
By Beth Daley It's been almost a generation since solar panels President Carter installed on the White House roof were removed during renovations. ...

Carter's solar panels headed back to Washington

Boston Globe - Glenn Adams - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
AP Writer / September 7, 2010 AUGUSTA, Maine—A group of environmental activists set out Tuesday for Washington with a well-traveled and ...

White House offered free solar array

MiamiHerald.com - ‎Sep 6, 2010‎
By MICHAEL D'ESTRIES The answer - from a new campaign by several solar power companies to encourage the most famous address in the US to go renewable - is a ...

No solar for now on Obama White House

San Francisco Business Times (blog) - Lindsay Riddell - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sungevity will not be on the hook to provide a free solar system to the White House, after President Obama's staff said Friday they won't be adding solar to ...

White House nixes solar panel installation

Creative Loafing Tampa (blog) - Katie Machol - ‎3 hours ago‎
In an effort to get the out-dated solar panels on the White House replaced, 350.org founder Bill McKibben led a group of activists to DC to convince the ...

Obama Administration Refuses Carter White House Solar Panel

ecopolitology (blog) - Timothy B. Hurst - ‎3 hours ago‎
After a week-long road trip from Maine to Washington, DC, to return one of the original Carter White House solar panels and offer it to President Obama, ...

White House Rejects Carter-era Solar Panel

Red, Green, and Blue - Bill McKibben - ‎4 hours ago‎
I just walked out of a disappointing meeting with the White House: they refused to accept the Carter solar panel we came to Washington to deliver and said ...

Put Jimmy Carter's Solar Panels Back on White House

Newser - John Johnson - ‎6 hours ago‎
Face it, there's too much news. Newser cuts through the clutter, selects the best stories from hundreds of sources, ...

McKibben's Push for Solar Panels on the White House Indicative of Enviro ...

Firedoglake (blog) - David Dayen - ‎7 hours ago‎
It wasn't so long ago that the environmental movement was pushing for a mandatory reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to a level commensurate with ...

Jimmy Carter's Infamous Solar Panels Won't Return to the White House Roof

Discover Magazine (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
In 1979, in the midst of an oil crisis, then-president Jimmy Carter tried to lead the nation to a brighter future powered by alternative energy via a ...

White House won't put solar on it … but we will

It's Getting Hot In Here (blog) - ‎8 hours ago‎
For the last three days, I've been sitting at my kitchen table in California cranking out press releases, calling reporters, and generally playing “pit ...

McKibben to Ask White House to Install Solar Panels

The Washington Independent - Andrew Restuccia - ‎11 hours ago‎
Environmental activist and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben has been driving down the East Coast in recent days to ...

Vermont environmentalist meeting with president over solar panel use in White ...

BurlingtonFreePress.com - Elizabeth Bewley - ‎14 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON -- Vermont environmentalist Bill McKibben has a show-and-tell ...

Mass Mobilization, Direct Action Needed Locally & Nationally to Stop Climate...

Treehugger - Matthew McDermott - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Bill McKibben and friends are in a biodiesel van making the symbolic journey to the White House from the

Will President Obama Put Free Solar Panels on the White House Roof?

Treehugger - Matthew McDermott - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
You'd put solar panels on your roof if they were free, but will President Obama. ...

Alumnus Leads Trip To Return Solar Panel to White House

Harvard Crimson - Xi Yu - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
Armed with a biodiesel van, a 31-year-old solar panel, and a historic mission, Harvard affiliates and eco-friendly...

Boston Joins Call to Put Solar On It

It's Getting Hot In Here (blog) - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
Posted on behalf of Caroline Wooten, student leader with Students for a Just and Stable Future. Massachusetts wants solar panels on the White House and a ...

Jimmy Carter Solar Panel Heads Back to White House

CalFinder (blog) - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
In a time when little to nothing is getting done about climate change at the legislative level, much of the efforts of the frustrated environmental movement ...

An Appeal From Bill McKibben

CounterCurrents.org - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
Well, I'm getting to work a few weeks ahead of 10-10-10, and wanted to send along the story to get you fired up for the big day. I'm trying to type this as ...

McKibben Calls On Obama To Reinstall White House Solar Panels

Uprising - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. The act was part of his revolutionary energy policy announced in 1977 ...

Help Obama put solar (back) on the White House

Red, Green, and Blue - Bill McKibben - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
Amid the heated rhetoric about the administration that's dominating the site at the moment, here's a potential chance to help with a very ...

Trip with a purpose hits road

Morning Sentinel - Scott Monroe - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben and others sign a solar panel at Unity College on Tuesday.

Maine solar panels headed back to DC

WGME - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
UNITY, Maine (AP) -- A group of environmentalists from a Maine college is headed for Washington with a well-traveled and recycled solar panel that once ...

Put Solar Back on the White House

unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) - Tom Turner - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
About 30 years ago, after some prodding from environmental groups, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. ...

Unity Group Returning Solar Panel to White House

MPBN News - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
A group from Unity College is headed for Washington, DC, to return a solar panel installed on the White House roof in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, ...

Solar Panels Headed to Washington, DC

WABI - Adrienne Bennett - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
Unity - In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels atop the White House. ...

A Symbolic Solar Road Trip To Reignite a Climate Movement

Yale Environment 360 - bill mckibben - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
An activist caravan to bring one of Jimmy Carter's solar panels back to the White House symbolizes not only the time the US has lost in developing new ...

Unity College solar panel begins journey to DC

Morning Sentinel - ‎Sep 6, 2010‎
UNITY -- Environmentalist Bill McKibben, a group of Unity College students and one of President Jimmy Carter's solar panels will start heading toward the ...

Field Trip For White House Solar Panels

IBTimes - ‎Sep 6, 2010‎
A call for solar panels on the White House, which kicked off earlier this year and has steadily been gaining steam, is now hitting the road in the form of a ...

Solar panels on the White House? Not on Obama's watch.

Christian Science Monitor - Mark Clayton - ‎6 hours ago‎
Environmentalist Bill McKibben and a troupe of college students were disappointed Friday when the Obama administration officials refused to accept a solar ...

Environmentalists Want Carter-Era Solar Panels Back on White House

FOXNews - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Solar panels that used to power the White House are shown on top of a building at Unity College in Maine. (Courtesy of 350.org) Environmental activists want ...

Jimmy Carter's solar panel makes it back to Washington, but not back onto the...

Scientific American (blog) - David Biello - ‎1 hour ago‎
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 panels installed atop the White House to capture the sun's heat. Thirty-odd years later, ...

Obama says no to free solar panels on the White House

Mother Nature Network (blog) - ‎4 hours ago‎
The quest to bring solar panels once more to the roof of the White House has ended in defeat. WorldShares lets you earn donations for your favorite ...

'350' group to return solar panel to White House

VillageSoup Belfast - Ethan Andrews - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
(Photo by: Ethan Andrews) A group of student environmentalists, from left, Amanda Nelson, Jason Reynolds and Jean Altomare, ...

Jimmy Carter's solar panels go back to Washington

Gather.com - David Anderson - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
We've all heard the story before. Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter put solar panels up on the White House as part of his groundbreaking effort to ...

A Symbolic Solar Road Trip To Reignite a US Climate Movement
WorldChanging (blog) - Bill McKibben - ‎Sep 8, 2010‎
An activist caravan to bring one of Jimmy Carter's solar panels back to the White House symbolizes not only the time the US has lost in developing new ...

Obama Says No To 350.org's Campaign For Solar Panels On The White House

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎5 hours ago‎
A quest to get Barack Obama to shout his commitment to solar power from the roof tops - by re-installing vintage solar panels at the White House - ended in ...

Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
As I write this piece, we're in the midst of a (biodiesel) road trip to Washington, DC, towing behind us an unwieldy piece of history: a solar panel off the ...

Environmentalists Want Carter-Era Solar Panels Back on White House

myfoxny.com - ‎Sep 9, 2010‎
Toting one of the original solar panels that President Carter installed on his White House more than 30 years ago, environmental author Bill McKibben ...

Kicking Off a Global Work Party to Tackle Climate Change

Reuters - Jamie Henn - ‎Sep 7, 2010‎
This October 10, our international climate campaign, 350.org, is organizing the 10/10/10 Global Work Party to profile innovative climate solutions across ...

Mixed reviews for Obama's redecorated 'man cave'

Irish Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
In an opinion piece in yesterday's Washington Post , Bill McKibben, the founder of the global warming campaign350.org, asked Obama “to put it back on the ...

Activism News of the Week (or Two)

PlanetSave.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
350.org is planning to put solar back on the White House, literally, on 10/10/10. You can show your support, learn more about the history of this campaign, ...

Call For White House Solar Panels Grows

EarthTechling (blog) - Nino Marchetti - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
A call for solar panels on the White House, which kicked off earlier this year and has steadily been gaining steam, ...

Unity College Team Plans Solar Road Trip Headed to White House

AZoCleantech - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
A team from Unity College in Maine is planning a solar road trip headed to the White House along with environmental activist and author Bill McKibben. ...

Word To Obama: Put Solar Panels On the White House

Care2.com (blog) - GinaMarie Cheeseman - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
Bill McKibben, author and environmentalist, will make a road trip with Maine-based Unity College students as part of the Put Solar On It tour. ...

Globama Campaign for Solar White House Heats Up

Sustainability Ninja - Laura Gosselin - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
After Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels in the White House – only to be uninstalled by Ronald Regan in the 1980s, Ecorazzi is reporting that the ...

White House offered free solar array
Mother Nature Network (blog) - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
The answer — from a new campaign by several solar power companies to encourage the most famous address in the US to go renewable — is a resounding yes. ...

Obama Urged To Fit Solar Panels On White House

IBTimes - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
US president Barack Obama is coming under increased pressure to install solar panels on the White House. This month will see a campaign group travelling to ...

A Solar Powered White House? Groups Call For Prez To Take Action

Ecorazzi - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
Either the solar vibe we sent out earlier this week actually worked or we have far more Ecorazzi-holics tweeting and spreading the good green word than we ...

Solar Panels Offered to President Obama

The Epoch Times - Jack Phillips - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
SOLAR POWER: Several groups have recently approached President Barack Obama to place solar panels on the White House. ...

McKibben On Tour, Stops By New York to Inspire Letterman (Video)

Treehugger - Daniel Kessler - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
Big props to David Letterman for bringing on Bill McKibben earlier this week to talk to Letterman's 4 million nightly viewers ...

Historic White House Solar Panel On Road Trip

Energy Matters - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
by Energy Matters A group of solar energy activists from Unity College in the US plan to take their campaign for a renewable future on the road - with an ...

Bill McKibben tells Letterman why he's bring solar back to the White House

Grist Magazine - Jonathan Hiskes - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
Bill McKibben chats with David Lettermen about 350.org, his book Eaarth, and a new tour to bring rooftop solar back to the White House ...

On Letterman, Challenging Obama to go Solar

It's Getting Hot In Here (blog) - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
Ready for a road trip? Now, I know, traditionally a road trips is the type of thing us fossil-fuel saving climate advocates are supposed to avoid, ...

Carter Era Solar Panels on a Trip to the Obama White House

GetSolar.com (blog) - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
Students from Unity College in Maine join prominent environmentalist Bill McKibben next week for a road trip, carrying a very old solar hot water panel from ...

Unity College Team and Author Bill McKibben Plan Solar Road Trip to White House

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
UNITY, Maine, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fresh from being named to the list of "greenest" colleges in the United States by The Princeton Review, ...

Solar power traveling from Maine to Washington

Kennebec Journal - Scott Monroe - ‎Aug 31, 2010‎
UNITY -- A solar panel installed by then-President Jimmy Carter will return to the White House next week, traveling from Unity ...

Unity College solar panel heading to White House

Morning Sentinel - Scott Monroe - ‎Aug 31, 2010‎
UNITY — A solar panel that former President Jimmy Carter had installed at the White House — and has since been kept ...

Unity College To Gift White House Solar Panels To China
News Fire - Sarah Everet - ‎Aug 31, 2010‎
The Unity College has announced that it will present two White House solar panels to the people of China and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). ...

Unity College Team and Author Bill McKibben Plan Solar Road Trip to White House

PR-CANADA.net (press release) - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
Fresh from being named to the list of "greenest" colleges in the United States by The Princeton Review, Unity College will send a team on a solar road trip ...

Unity College Team and Bill McKibben Bound for White House

VillageSoup Belfast - ‎Aug 31, 2010‎
By Unity College | Aug 31, 2010 The Unity College team is (back row left) Jason Reynolds '05, who is featured in the documentary A Road Not Taken and Jesse ...

Denied: White House Rebuffs Efforts To Put Solar On Its Roof

Treehugger - Daniel Kessler - ‎7 hours ago‎
Bill McKibben, author, activist and founder of 350.org, has been on a tour of the East Coast to promote his latest project, ...

Obama rejects Carter-era White House solar panel

USA Today - ‎45 minutes ago‎
McKibben, author of the new book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, founded the 350.org, a nonprofit group that's trying to slow climate change ...

9/8/10, WCSH 6 in Portland, Maine, “Carter Panels may find new home on Obama roof”
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=127122&catid=2