$1.2 Billion in Cash Goes to Energy Projects, Despite Sequestration
Despite a fiscal cliff and sequestration worries, more than $1.2 billion in cash payments for energy projects (in lieu of tax credits) have been issued… Read More
DOE Grant Recipient Fleeces Taxpayers to Benefit Green Investors
Solar Mosaic, a solar microfinancing outfit that received a $2 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant last summer and exploits a 30 percent federal tax… Read More
Ron Wyden’s Revisionist Solyndra History
In a recent interview with Platts Energy Week TV, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), incoming chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discussed his plans… Read More
Two More Stimulus-Backed Solar Companies Announce Layoffs
A pair of foreign-owned solar companies that benefited from a combined $84 million in Energy Department tax credits have announced they will lay off employees. One of… Read More
Green-Energy Projects Face Opposition From Green Groups
“We need green energy. Just not here.” Do those words sound familiar? That’s quite often the case with so-called proponents of green energy. The acronym… Read More
Another DOE-Backed Solar Company Goes Bankrupt
A solar company that got a multi-million-dollar grant from the Department of Energy earlier this year announced Wednesday that it will file for Chapter 11… Read More
President Obama’s Taxpayer-Backed Green Energy Failures
It is no secret that President Obama’s and green energy supporters’ (from both parties) foray into venture capitalism has not gone well. But the extent… Read More
Michigan’s Mandate for Pricier Energy
If an energy technology has so much promise, why would you need a constitutional amendment to require its production? Energy consumers in Michigan should be… Read More
Major Obama Bundler Steve Westly Rewarded With Convention Speech
Venture corporatist Steve Westly benefitted personally and financially from President Obama’s push for green energy after supporting the president with major campaign contributions. Tonight he’ll take… Read More
Morning Bell: The Green Graveyard of Taxpayer-Funded Failures
Solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra became a household name when it collapsed, taking $627 million in American taxpayer dollars with it. It’s the poster company for the… Read More
