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 D.C. to convince the President to practice what he preaches about utilizing alternative energy sources.

"Clearly, a solar panel on the White House roof won't solve climate change – and we'd rather have strong presidential leadership on energy transformation. But given the political scene, this may be as good as we'll get for the moment," McKibben said to Washington Post.

A solar panel company out of California, Sungevity, even offered to do the job and started a 'Solar on the White House' campaign.

This article appears in Sep 9-15, 2010.