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Solyndra Not Sole Firm to Hit Rock Bottom Despite Stimulus Funding
Fox News ^ | 9/15/11 | Fox News

Posted on 09/15/2011 2:31:12 PM PDT by Lmo56

Solyndra, the solar panel company whose highly publicized failure and consequent investigation by federal authorities has flashed across headlines recently, isn't the only business to go belly up after benefiting from a piece of the $800 billion economic stimulus package passed in 2009.

At least four other companies have received stimulus funding only to later file for bankruptcy, and two of those were working on alternative energy.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bankruptcy; evergreen; evergreensolar; solyndra
Why am I not surprised ??? ...
1 posted on 09/15/2011 2:31:18 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: Lmo56

Wonder about the ethanol entrepeneurs, too. A farmer kinda gave the impression that most of them also took the money and ran.


2 posted on 09/15/2011 2:42:51 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Why am I not surprised?

GM --> bailout while building factories in India and China.

Evergreen 5.3 million from Massachusetts can't compete unless they move their business to China

list goes on...

3 posted on 09/15/2011 2:43:17 PM PDT by xtinct (The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you..Be Strong Patriots!)
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To: Lmo56
At least four other companies have received stimulus funding only to later file for bankruptcy, and two of those were working on alternative energy.

'Green Energy' is a chimera and definitely not economically feasible. Solar, wind, tidal, and cold fusion are all nonstarters for various technical reasons and are not competitive with carbon based energy sources absent massive government subsidies that go well past 'start up costs'. Good intentions and wishing will not change that picture.

Regards,
GtG

4 posted on 09/15/2011 3:04:34 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Lmo56

Can we start using the moniker SOLARGATE ?

I can’t take credit for first usage, but certainly its more than appropriate as this scandal has legs. And much worse than travelgate and filegate given the amounts of money and ties to political contributors.

For a compendium of “-gate” scandals see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate%22_suffix


5 posted on 09/15/2011 3:04:40 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: Lmo56; golux; tubebender; Fractal Trader; Genesis defender; 4horses+amule; Carlucci; Little Bill; ..
 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

6 posted on 09/15/2011 5:12:07 PM PDT by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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