Solyndra Bankruptcy

Scandalized DOE loan program has Romney connection

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.22.2012

The Center for Public Integrity

By Michael BeckeliWatch NewsThe federal energy loan program that has created headaches for President Barack Obama has a Mitt Romney connection.Cathy...

Subsidies for Renewable Energy: American as Apple Pie

Benjamin Healey | Posted 02.14.2012

Benjamin Healey

It is a simple and straightforward falsehood when established energy industries or special interests describe renewables as sops for federal money. Rather, the renewables industry is getting relatively less government help, not more, than traditional competitors.

Right-Wing Group Targets Obama Energy Loan

AP | JACK GILLUM | Posted 02.10.2012

WASHINGTON — A Republican-leaning group will begin airing a major advertisement this week critical of the Obama administration's investment into...

After Losing Fed Loan, Military Solar Project Back On Track

AP | By JASON DEAREN | Posted 11.30.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- A $1 billion solar energy project that lost a federal loan in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy and related investigations is back ...

Solyndra: An Ode to Not-So-Clean Energy

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.21.2012

Rick Horowitz

So it's nice to be inventive when you gaze into the sky. When those warming rays inspire you, give the power cell a try. Just make sure you're well connected if you want your piece of pie. So big... so fast... Solyndra!

Bachmann: Scandal 'Makes Watergate Look Like Child's Play'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.18.2011

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann shared her thoughts on the Solyndra issue today, saying the loan scandal "makes Watergate look like...

Chu Takes Responsibility For Solyndra Loan

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.17.2012

WASHINGTON — An unapologetic Energy Secretary Steven Chu defended a half-billion-dollar federal loan to a solar-panel manufacturer that went bel...

Emails Show Obama Donor Discussed Solyndra Loan With White House

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.09.2012

WASHINGTON — A major donor to President Barack Obama discussed with White House officials a solar energy company that received a half-billion do...

Obama Administration Considered Solyndra Bailout

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.02.2012

WASHINGTON — Days before a solar panel maker collapsed, the Obama administration considered a bailout that would have provided an infusion of ca...

Solyndra To Auction Off Assets

AP | Posted 01.01.2012

FREMONT, Calif. — The bankrupt solar company Solyndra Inc. is auctioning off surplus assets this week as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. St...

Steven Chu Solyndra Testimony Set For Nov. 17

Politico | DARREN SAMUELSOHN | Posted 12.27.2011

Energy Secretary Steven Chu is set to testify about Solyndra on Nov. 17 before the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee, an Obama administ...

Government Picking Winners and Losers = Corruption

Gary Johnson | Posted 12.20.2011

Gary Johnson

What Americans are demanding -- whether they are occupying Wall Street or not -- is that Washington stop helping us to death, and simply allow a level playing field for all to succeed or fail without the burden of a government that does too much and spends too much.

Lynne Peeples

Ryan Park: Solar Energy's Future Remains Bright

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.16.2011

Spending less on one's monthly energy bill -- that's appealing. Saving the environment at the same time, says Ryan Park, "that's icing on the cake." ...

Solyndra Says CEO Has Resigned

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 12.13.2011

DOVER, Del. — The chairman and CEO of a California solar energy company that sought bankruptcy protection after receiving a half-billion-dollar ...

How Solyndra's Failure Promises A Brighter Future For Solar Power

| Posted 12.12.2011

By David Biello (Click here for original article.) Entrepreneur is just a fancy French word for a salesman, and a sales pitch isn't necessarily co...

Solar Scapegoat

Edward Flattau | Posted 12.12.2011

Edward Flattau

Simply because "green" energy is a mainstay of President Obama's domestic policy, House Republicans are fixated on discrediting it, even if that means abdicating future leadership to China in the global technology revolution.

Michael McAuliff

NRCC 'Green Casino' Charge Craps Out On Truth

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.11.2011

WASHINGTON -- One of the Republican Party's lead campaign groups tried to turn the Solyndra failure into an election issue Tuesday, accusing President...

Sam Stein

Former McCain Adviser Offers Oil, Gas Industry A Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.03.2011

WASHINGTON -- A host of industry experts, including a former adviser to Sen. John McCain, are urging lawmakers not to stigmatize either green energy o...

Obama Administration Approves New Solar Loans

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.28.2011

WASHINGTON — The Energy Department on Wednesday approved two loan guarantees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and ...

Judge Refuses To Extend Solyndra Sale Timeline

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 11.27.2011

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to extend the sale timeline for failed solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra LLC, ...

After Solyndra

Uwe T. Schmidt | Posted 11.26.2011

Uwe T. Schmidt

What went wrong with Solyndra? Nothing, except one company's bankruptcy has put doubt on the credibility of a government program that otherwise is being administered efficiently.

Paul Needham

On The Road: Solyndra's Workers Join Scramble For Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 11.23.2011

NEWARK, Calif. -- While 51-year-old Mohammad Sharifi, a married father of two, was getting ready for work on Aug. 31, his son came into the bedroom to...

Tom Zeller Jr.

The Solyndra Scandal: Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 11.21.2011

The story of Solyndra, the Silicon Valley solar technology start-up that received half a billion dollars in loan guarantees from the federal governmen...

Michael McAuliff

Republicans Decrying 'Job Killing' Green Energy Agenda Have Sought Green Jobs, Letters Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.21.2011

WASHINGTON -- The GOP-led House Oversight Committee may be accusing the White House of a "job killing" green energy agenda in a hearing Thursday -- bu...

The Solyndra Scandal: Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing

Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 11.21.2011

Tom Zeller Jr.

The story of Solyndra, the Silicon Valley solar technology start-up that received half a billion dollars in loan guarantees from the federal governmen...