I am thinking that this former Chairman of BrightSource doesn’t want to face the music and was trying to do himself in.
Brightsource DOE Funding Exposes Obama Cronyism
Solar company BrightSource Energy received an even bigger loan guarantee from DOE than Solyndra did. In April 2011, the company received $1.6 billion for its Ivanpah project in Californiamore than triple the size of Solyndras loan guarantee of $535 million! BrightSources CEO, John Woolard, claims that at its peak, the project would create 1,400 jobs. That would amount to $1.43 million for every job created.
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http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/17/brightsource-doe-funding-exposes-obama-cronyism/