The latest data from the Department of Energy indicates that the same loan guarantee program which was roundly criticized after the failure of Solyndra has now created more than 20,000 jobs in clean energy, with several companies already paying back their obligations.
The Nobel-winning physicist brought an empirical focus to the Department of Energy. But after struggling to solve the formulas behind Beltway politics, the star scientist will reportedly step down.
On Thursday, Politico and a several other reporters pointed out a two-month old video of a contestant on an episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire correctly answering a question about Solyndra.
What do Solyndra, the BP oil spill, leaks to The New York Times, and now Fast and Furious all have in common? As Jon Stewart notes on last night's Daily Show, they're all Obama's personal Watergates, at least as far as Fox News is concerned.
Today in Ad Watch: President Obama's campaign says Mitt Romney's embrace of Donald Trump says something about his character, while Karl Rove's Super PAC says that while Bain Capital might be bad, Obama's "Wall Street games" are worse.
Chevrolet will announce Thursday that it wants owners of its battery-powered Volt model to return their cars to a dealer to have the battery pack "strengthened" after crash tests caused the batteries to catch fire.
Rick Perry just digs his hole deeper and deeper with each one of these tongue-ties, doesn't he?
We expected a number of uncomfortable questions to be raised during Energy Secretary Stephen Chu's first testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today and House Republicans did not disappoint.
Today, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee will try their best to draw concessions from Energy Secretary Stephen Chu for his department's support of Solyndra, the first renewable energy company to receive a loan under President Obama's 2009 stimulus package, which has since gone belly up.
House Energy and Commerce ranking member Rep. Henry Waxman says the Republican-led investigation of Solyndra has been "politically-rigged" since it began this summer, citing yesterday's release of emails between Obama fundraiser George Kaiser and his associates as just the latest example of political gamesmanship.
According to new emails released by House Republicans, George Kaiser, a billionaire investor and bundler for President Obama 2008 campaign, says he discussed the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra with White House officials.
Solyndra has long departed both the solar panel business and the news cycle, but it had one last gasp of commerce on Wednesday and Thursday as thousands bid on high-end industrial equipment, extra solar panels, and company swag.
The administration will review the procedures for almost $36 billion in loans for renewable energy projects, conceding flaws in the program that brought about the Solyndra debacle.
Emails from within the Obama administration show concern about other loan recipients
An email trail shows Energy Department officials were warned, but went ahead anyway
Steven Spinner said he'd recuse himself but still prodded colleagues to move
Solyndra doesn't quite qualify as a genuine administration scandal yet
The Energy Department's loan program chief has resigned
Yet, the emails don't necessarily further incriminate Obama
More political fallout over the defunct panel-maker, which also has a few defenders
Today's bare-knuckle Washington shame-fest
But Solyndra is threatening Obama's chances at being the most scandal-free president
The Daily Show host delves into the scandal of the bankrupt solar company
Liberals blame Bush, China, climate skeptics for the Solyndra bankruptcy
The correspondence shows a rush to get loans approved before a Biden event
The FBI serves a search warrant to Solyndra on behalf of the Department of Energy
Were White House officials personally involved in giving Solyndra $535 million?
Three solar panel manufacturers have declared bankruptcy in the past month
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