Last fall, after a persistent campaign by enviros, the Obama administration agreed to install solar panels on the roof of the White House. In response to the request from 350.org, Energy Secretary Steven Chu promised that solar panels and a solar hot water heater would grace the roof of the First Family's residence "by the end of this spring." But today's the first day of summer, and there's still no solar.
350 wonders what exactly the hold-up is. "This was a no-brainer—the Republicans couldn't filibuster it, the oil companies weren't fighting it, and it still didn't get done when they said it would," said 350 founder Bill McKibben in a statement.
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