Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

Why Republicans love to hate Solyndra

USA: On August 2, the Republican majority of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce released a report on The Solyndra Failure that identified some flaws in the process but did not detect illegal favors or unlawful steps.

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pv magazine

05 Sep 2012

Solyndra. That name began insinuating itself into our social consciousness back in May 2010, when U.S. President Barack Obama visited the company’s California headquarters and described it, infamously, as a “true engine of economic growth.” Fifteen months later, Solyndra became a political punching bag, and a top headline, when the solar manufacturer defaulted on a …

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