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Chevy Volt's Pseudo-Recall Could Be 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.

By Dino Grandoni

Dec 12, 2011

Perry Discovers a Country Called Solyndra

Rick Perry just digs his hole deeper and deeper with each one of these tongue-ties, doesn't he?

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By John Hudson

Nov 17, 2011

What Stephen Chu Does and Doesn't Know About Solyndra

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.

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By John Hudson

Nov 17, 2011

Stephen Chu's Toughest Solyndra Questions

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.

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By John Hudson

Nov 11, 2011

Waxman Says Solyndra Investigation Has Been 'Rigged'

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.

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By John Hudson

Nov 9, 2011

Fresh Solyndra Emails Show the Involvement of an Obama Fundraiser

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.

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By Adam Martin

Nov 4, 2011

Solyndra Hard Hat Sells for $400

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.

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By Ted Mann

Oct 29, 2011

Obama Wants An Independent Review of Energy Loans

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.

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By Ted Mann

Oct 10, 2011