Report: Solyndra gave “false and misleading” information to secure loan from the government
A new report from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Energy comes down hard on Solyndra, the now-bankrupt solar energy firm that, in September 2009,…
Enough Is Enough: The Ex-Im Bank Is Subsidizing Rich Australians Now
The U.S. Export-Import Bank is one of the most blatant and indefensible examples of corporate cronyism by the federal government. Started 80 years ago as a protectionist, New Deal program,…
Ex-Im’s Green Energy Corruption Goes Deeper than Solyndra
By now, most people following the continuing saga of the U.S. Export-Import Bank have heard about how it guaranteed loans to now-bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra. Solyndra was a big…
Delay of Game: Top 10 Things the Obama Administration Has Delayed Until After an Election
Late last week, the Obama administration announced a month-long push back for second-year Obamacare enrollments, placing the enrollment date conveniently past election day. With that move, the administration will…
SoloPower, Portland’s Very Own Solyndra Style Success Story
Portland, Oregon likes to fancy itself as ahead of the curve, and more educated than your average city. We're routinely listed as among the most wired cities in the nation,…
Green Energy Cronyism Leads to the White House
Green energy failures under President Barack Obama’s Department of Energy are nothing new. However, it is becoming apparent that the cronyism behind these loans could lead all the way to…
Obama adds another green energy failure with Abound Solar
President Obama’s ever-growing list of green energy failures now has one more company. Solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar is under criminal investigation for possible securities fraud, consumer fraud, and…
Greendoggle Updates: A123, Satcon & Subsidizing Failure
While President Obama proudly touted his "visionary" support of green energy in the debate this week, the taxpayer funded house of cards continued to collapse around him.First, electric vehicle battery…
Fisker Karma: Obama’s Latest Green Disaster?
In the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney said of Obama’s green energy initiatives “You don’t pick winners and losers, you only pick losers.” The list of so-called losers, which already…
Green “Investment”: Fund, Fail, Repeat
Taxpayers, find a sustainable way to gird your loins, here we go again.Silicon Valley-based solar company SoloPower is poised to draw a loan from the Department of…