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 | Mar 18, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
President Barack Obama called for shifting American vehicles “entirely” off oil and said the government must finance green energy projects because they are “too risky” for the private sector. “We recognize there are some things we do together as a country because...
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 | Aug 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A congressional report concluded Friday that “political pressure” by a White House eager to tout stimulus spending was largely to blame for fast-tracking the ill-fated $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee — findings compounded by the release of an...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
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 government picking winners and losers—or really, just losers—in the energy market. But there are 12...