Solyndra: The Green Bay Of Pigs?
Saturday, 17 September 2011 07:45 Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
It seems that Uncle Sam’s Mickey Mouse loan deal to the now-bankrupt solar manufacturer Solyndra was not only a bad investment decision, but likely a contributing factor to the company’s implosion. (GWPF)
Dubya vs. Nobel Prize–Winner Stephen Chu
September 17, 2011 8:11 A.M.
By Greg Pollowitz
How come Solyndra was able to trick a Nobel Prize winner and yet the Bush administration was able to see the problems at Solyndra? (Planet Gore)
Solyndra: a textbook example of green economic insanity
Solyndra was a solar panel company founded in 2005 which went recently bankrupt, despite half a billion of subsidies from the Obama White House. (The Reference Frame)
Fury over Solyndra loan threatens to sunset solar investments
By Andrew Restuccia
Political fury over a failed $535 million loan guarantee to an Obama administration-backed solar company is threatening to poison the well for future green investments. (E2 Wire)
The Govt. as Venture Capitalist, Cont.
September 17, 2011 10:00 A.M.
By Greg Pollowitz
We posted about this on Solyndra on August 31: (Planet Gore)
Solyndra Workers Looking for Non-Green Jobs
September 17, 2011 8:17 A.M.
By Greg Pollowitz
And if you needed more proof that “green” jobs are a myth, the workers of Solyndra are applying for government assistance to learn a new trade: (Planet Gore)
