Tag Archives: Solyndra

Yet Another Witch Hunt for Darrell Issa

Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

The Republicans spent more than a year investigating the solar panel manufacturer Solyndra and all they got to show for it was some lousy t-shirts. They also spent more than a year investigating Fast and Furious. That too turned out … Continue reading →

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Moment of Derp

Posted on September 14, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Congress, and more specifically the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, brings use today’s Moment of Derp. via The Hill The House passed legislation Friday afternoon that would curtail a Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program that backed a $535 million … Continue reading →

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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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Say Anything

Posted on June 1, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

During Mitt Romney’s “secret” press conference outside the former offices of Solyndra yesterday, he claimed the inspector general admitted that the Obama administration had steered money to friends and family. And that would be news to the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Everything Old is New

Posted on May 31, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Case in point: House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa and his crack team of witch hunters spent over a year inspecting every last crumb of Solyndra, and in the end they found nothing incriminating or implicating the Obama Administration. One reason … 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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The New Responsibility

Posted on November 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, the Republican witch-hunt over clean-energy loans granted by the Department of Energy that was launched after the collapse of Solyndra has lead to a the door steps of SunPower Corp. The problem for … Continue reading →

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