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Bankrupt Colo. solar firm sticks taxpayers for $68 million, doomed by poor quality - TheDC

| Todd Shepherd
Solar Panels

Entire solar rooftop failed at headquarters of major Democratic donor

Obama Energy Dept. awards $2 million grant to solar company linked with Van Jones - TheDC

| Hal Libby
Van Jones

Solar Mosaic employs former Obama ‘green jobs’ czar, uses his PR firm

First Solar's $3.1 billion in DOE loan guarantees created mostly overseas jobs - TheDC

| Vince Coglianese

‘In sheer numbers — sheer numbers, most of our full-time [workers] are outside the US’

Learning from the Solyndra debacle

| James Nelson

A solar company CEO explains why he thinks the Department of Energy’s green-energy loan guarantee program should be abolished.

There's already an app for that - TheDC

| Paul Conner
Smartphone

Energy Department offers $100,000 prize to create mobile apps that already exist

Energy secretary doesn't own car, but his wife drives BMW gas-guzzler - TheDC

| David Martosko
Chu BMW 325i

Mrs. Chu owns a 6-cylinder engine sports sedan that gets 21 mpg, less-than-efficient by the administration’s standards

Our rights, metered

| Martine Victor

Why the new ‘smart meters’ threaten our health, our privacy and the very values on which this country was founded.

Facing subpoena threat, White House allows officials to testify on Solyndra - TheDC

| Paul Conner
Steven Chu Testifies At House Hearing On Solyndra

‘Speaking to these key players is critical to learning the lessons of Solyndra,’ says House Republicans, who threatened subpoenas

Energy Dept. asks for budget increases, despite rocky past year - TheDC

| Paul Conner
Solar Energy Loans

Disputed clean-energy program would increase 29.1 percent to over $2.3 billion

Leaders with Ginni Thomas: Dan Kish, energy expert - TheDC

| Ginni Thomas

Leaders with Ginni Thomas: Dan Kish, energy expert

Energy expert on why Solyndra is the 'tip of the iceberg' [VIDEO] - TheDC

| Ginni Thomas

Energy expert on why Solyndra is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ [VIDEO]

More Solyndra-style failure: Obama-tied Amonix Inc lays off most of company - TheDC

| Neil Munro
Amonix

Amonix layoffs highlight $5.9 million green-tech tax credit from $2.3 billion government fund

Heating and AC distributors file petition against Energy Dept. - TheDC

| Caroline May
Air Conditioner Installation

‘This process is a perfect example of why small businesses are angry with Washington, D.C.’

Energy Dept. defends $118M grant to bankrupt battery maker - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Ener1

‘The new infusion of $80 million in private capital demonstrates that the technology has merit’

Strike 3 for DOE: Bankrupt green battery-maker received $118 million from feds - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Joe Biden Ener1

Indiana-based Ener1 received $118 million in stimulus money from feds

New docs show Energy Dept knew the risks in loan guarantee program - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle
Solar Investigation

Standard & Poor’s considered loan recipient Beacon Power a risky investment, but Energy proceeded with the loan

Chevy Volt subsidy amps up wealthy - TheDC

| Neil Munro
Obama

Average Chevy Volt owner earns 170k a year, entitled to large govt subsidies

Solyndra could carry another $14.3M taxpayer price tag - TheDC

| C.J. Ciaramella
Solar Manufacturer Investigation

Energy Dept. says it was undercut by Chinese competition, meaning former employees are eligible for federal aid packages

Issa: Energy Sec. Chu a 'brilliant individual' in 'over his head' - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle
Steven Chu

‘There’s a question about whether or not he is able to turn the ship around after a series of failures’

Chu'd out: GOP, Dems grill energy secretary over Solyndra, call for firing - TheDC

| C.J. Ciaramella
Steven Chu

‘Was there incompetence, was there any influence of a political nature? And I would have to say no’