It's a bit of a side note but it's about solar panels.
Why on Earth would Reagan REMOVE the solar panels that Carter put on the White House? What possible reason other than "I just friggin' hate the enviornement" would there be for spending money to send people up on the roof to pull out the system which proves you with free heat/electricity?
That's the GOP we're used to. Those are the people who pen attack articles like the one you posted.
These people, quite simply, WANT to ruin the planet. It's part of their grand religeous plan. Why not make a buck ruining the planet if armagedon is right around the corner anyway?