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,…
Tag: green energy
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…
Obama’s Green-Energy, Crony-Corruption Story, Part 2
Shining the light on BrightSource Energy’s $1.6 billion shady deal The previous green-energy crony-corruption column unraveled SolarReserve and its share of “meaningful” political connections –– Citigroup, a major investor in SolarReserve, also a top 2008 Obama donor, as well as…
End The Mindless Pursuit Of Renewable Energy At Any Cost
Last week, anything that wasn’t “Obamacare” didn’t get much news coverage. With that in mind, one has to wonder why “36 citizen organizations with more than 1.1 million combined members” chose June 27 to release the results of a skewed…
