by Jane Richey | Apr 5, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
A Pittsburgh-area solar energy company that received more than $10 million as part of the federal stimulus is asking a federal judge to allow it to file bankruptcy. Ten former employees at the Flabeg Solar U.S. Corp plant have petitioned a federal judge for severance...
by Jane Richey | Dec 18, 2012 | Agenda 21
The Department of Energy has announced $20 million dollars to fund two to four projects combining solar power with existing fossil fuel plants. The hybrid power plants will use “concentrating solar power” to help generate electricity and reduce harmful air emissions....
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Agenda 21
What’s believed to be the state’s largest solar farm is slated to open as early as October in Lancaster County. The Community Solar Energy project in East Drumore Township covers about 30 acres and is expected to transmit about six megawatts of power,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
“The Bank of Washington continues to help us!” bragged Solyndra CEO Chris Gronet in emails released last week. An investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee revealed that Solyndra—the solar company that went under, taking more than $600 million in...
by Jane Richey | Jul 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
While everyone was talking about last week’s Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare, the bankruptcy of another solar panel maker went unnoticed. Abound Solar, a spinoff of Colorado State University, will suspend operations this week. The company qualified for a $400...