By: Marita Noon “Once real numbers have come out about renewable energy costs, people are having second thoughts,” reported Maureen Masten, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources and Senior Advisor on Energy to Governor Bob McDonnell, VA, while addressing his “all…
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Third Largest Power Company in the World is the Third Largest Recipient of DOE Risky Loans
By: Marita Noon Through this special series on green-energy crony-corruption, we’ve been highlighting specific examples of green-energy loan guarantees and grants. What connects each of these cases is that they received fast-tracked approval from the Department of Interior (DOI) for…
Big Wind Boondoggle Supported By Big-Spending Republicans
Big-spending Republicans should be afraid following the upset victories by Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz in Texas on Tuesday, over the establishment candidate David Dewhurst, and Richard Mourdock, over six-term incumbent Richard Lugar, in Indiana on May 9. On Thursday,…
DOE Took “Excessive Risk” In Giving $2.8 Billion To Spanish Solar Firm
We are about to close with the final two installments of this Special Seven series––the renewable energy (mainly solar) firms that not only received billions in Department of Energy (DOE) loans and federal grants, but those that received “preferential treatment”…
Obama’s Green-Energy, Crony-Corruption Story, Part 4, The Special Seven
The First Solar Swindle As we dig deeper in the green-energy crony corruption-story, it begins to sound more and more like the making of a big-budget Hollywood thriller. Today’s installment on First Solar includes billionaire investors, corporate welfare, favoritism, threats,…
Consumer Beware: Renewable Energy Mandates Could Double Electricity Costs
My hometown of San Bernardino is just the latest in a potentially growing list of cities to file for bankruptcy protection. There are numerous reasons why cities, counties, and states are facing such drastic measures. Some cite a drop in…
Obama’s Green-Energy, Crony-Corruption Story, Part 3, The Special Seven
Senator Harry Reid’s Part in the Green-Energy Crony-Corruption Story So far our chronicling of the green-energy crony-corruption story, has focused primarily on the connections the players have to President Obama. This chapter stars Senator Harry Reid. When looking at the…
