Morning Bell: The Solyndra Legacies
The Obama Administration has been knee-deep in scandal after green energy “model” Solyndra went bankrupt less than two years after receiving a $500 million loan… Read More
Top 10 Reads: Sept. 27, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Renewable Red Ink – Ed… Read More
Congress Should Scrap the Energy Loan and Loan Guarantee Programs
Senator Harry Reid (D–NV) and his Senate colleagues rejected the idea of cutting $1.5 billion unspent from a $7.5 billion advanced vehicle manufacturing technology loan… Read More
Four ‘Green Job’ Realities
Solyndra’s bankruptcy has put federal spending for green projects under the microscope—and rightly so. Green jobs programs have been a profoundly wasteful use of taxpayers’… Read More
Lunch with Heritage Online Chat on Green Jobs
The bankruptcy of solar energy company Solyndra is making national headlines and has put President Obama’s green jobs programs under the microscope. Click here to… Read More
Video: Obama Bundler George Kaiser Discusses Securing Stimulus Funds
This morning Scribe wrote about the tendency of large government interventions in the economy to nudge private economic actors into the political sphere, where they… Read More
Solyndra Poured Money Into Lobbying While It Struggled Financially
Internal communications and testimonials from former Solyndra employees provide a stunning window into the consequences of federal support for private companies. Political backing, in short,… Read More
Email Shows Solyndra Violated Pledge to Answer Committee’s Questions
Solyndra executives scheduled to testify before a House committee on Friday were likely expecting some tough questions. In general, Republicans will wonder whether their political… Read More
Morning Bell: The Obama Investigations
You wouldn’t know it if you solely paid attention to the mainstream media, but while President Barack Obama attempts to sell the country on hundreds… Read More
Solyndra Execs Renege, Will Take the Fifth at Oversight Hearing
Two Solyndra executives slated to testify before a House committee Friday have announced they will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refuse to… Read More
