Tag Archives: Solar Power

But Solyndra!

Posted on June 2, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Konarka Technologies announced that it was filing for bankruptcy yesterday, and their connection to Mitt Romney is blissfully amusing. A Bay State solar panel developer that landed a state loan from Mitt Romney when he was Massachusetts governor has gone … Continue reading →

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An Anomoly

Posted on December 3, 2011 at 4:50 pm by JM Ashby

Shock! Outrage! The collapse and subsequent default of the solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra, while bad, is otherwise just a blip on the radar. That’s at least the conclusion of a new independent report from Bloomberg Government analyzing the $16.1 billion Department … Continue reading →

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Germany Knows How to Do Solar Power

Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:14 pm by Bob Cesca

You should seriously watch this video from NOVA about the German solar energy policy. It makes total sense. Price controls and major financial incentives for people to install solar panels on their rooftops. German has also installed panels along the … Continue reading →

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Who's Drilling Where Now?

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

No sir, I don’t like it. The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling, much of … Continue reading →

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