Senator Lott Denounces Solar Power

A few days after Browne’s address at Stanford, Senate Majority Leader

Trent Lott blasted solar when addressing the

Independent Petroleum Association. An article in the May 23

Washington Post (reported by

PV News) quoted Lott as facetiously saying: “I’m sure you petroleum folks understand that solar power will solve all our problems. How much money have we blown on that? This is the hippies’ program from the ’70s and they’re still pushing this stuff.”