Solyndra
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Cleantech spending drops 75 percent in five years
A new paper from Brookings, the World Resources Institute, and the Breakthrough Institute shows exactly how much trouble cleantech is in: Depressing, no? Some of that rapid decline comes from the end of stimulus spending. But the researchers found that even discounting those funds, federal support for cleantech dropped 47 percent between 2011 and 2012.
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Critical List: The return of the loan-guarantee program; Texas least prepared for climate change
The Energy Department is reviving its loan program. (AAAH! SOLYNDRA! AAAAAAAH!…say Republicans. We’re pretty sure this will all work out fine.) Environmental groups want final rules governing coal ash and are suing the EPA to get them. Texas: not very prepared for climate change. California: doing better than everyone else, at least. In China, drought […]
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The Solyndra sideshow peters out
After more than a year of breathlessly reporting on the Solyndra "scandal," Politico has finally admitted that there was never a scandal.
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Stearns accidentally exposes GOP energy agenda
Rep. Cliff Stearns says successful companies should get government subsidies -- unless those successful companies are involved in clean energy.
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One year in, GOP Solyndra investigation remains a gigantic nothingburger
One year after it started, the GOP investigation into Solyndra has found ... nothing. And independent analysts have found that the DOE loan guarantee program is on track and under budget. But Republicans aren't letting the facts stop their crusade.
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DOE Loan Guarantee Program will cost $2 billion less than expected
Shocker: An independent analysis of the DOE Loan Guarantee Program found that loan guarantees for energy have been successful, cost-effective investments.
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Latest clean energy faux scandal engulfs GOP spokesman Mitch Daniels
In a shocking turn of events, Republicans have turned on the very man they chose to speak for them in response to Obama's State of the Union address -- Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
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Obama’s first ad focuses on green jobs
President Obama released the first ad of his reelection campaign, and it’s about clean energy jobs and oil independence — plus, it hits back at a Koch-funded attack ad that fudged the facts. This is unusually green (as in actually mentioning green issues) and unusually brass (as in balls)! Let’s hope it keeps up.
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Here are the potential Solyndras of 2012
Hey makers of right-wing talking points! Pay attention to these solar companies. They might fail this year, and as we all know, when a solar company fails you can repurpose its hide into a political hobby-horse and ride it forever.