Another Solar Company, Konarka Technologies, files for bankruptcy

[Soul Crusher]

Actually it was Romney who gave the funding for this company when he was governor of Mass.  He gave 25 million in state funding.     

Did this solar company have a billionaire bundler linked to Romney campaign? 

Was Romney warned that the loan was not ready for prime time and was likely to fail? 

Was Romney pressing hard for this loan despite repeated warnings from many people it would be a disaster? 


 

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Did this solar company have a billionaire bundler linked to Romney campaign? 

Was Romney warned that the loan was not ready for prime time and was likely to fail? 

Was Romney pressing hard for this loan despite repeated warnings from many people it would be a disaster? 


 

1.  Yes....Bain Capital of course

2.  Yes.....the plastic solar panels were 15% less efficient than the standard ones. 

3.  He didn't have to...he was the governor....they can grant state funding without the hubbubs

[tonymctones]

Actually it was 1.5 million in state funding, per the Boston Globe. And Konarka paid the loan back.

Under Obama, Konarka received part of a 2.3 billion dollar package of tax credits as part of the failed stimulus plan.

end of your obvious attempt to trap ppl you moronic obamabot.

tell us how you converted airsoft guns to real guns again...

[George Whorewell]

what is a disaster with solar?  Do you even know anything about solar GW?  What doesn't work with solar energy?  Be prepared to have your ass smashed in half on this.

 

Any industry that cannot function without government handouts is a disaster. In the past two years alone there have been a plethora of solar companies across Europe and the United States that have been forced to fold despite being given billions and billions of dollars in taxpayer money to stay afloat.


http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/q-cells-bankruptcy-heralds-end-of-german-solar-cell-industry-a-825490.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/solartrust-bankruptcy-idUSN1E83300J20120404

http://capoliticalnews.com/2011/11/11/obama-loans-2-7-billion-to-a-spanish-solar-company/

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-04/europe/31285529_1_q-cells-renewable-energy-solar-power-industry

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/business/energy-environment/third-solar-company-files-for-bankruptcy.html

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http://thegwpf.org/energy-news/5385-as-companies-go-bust-europe-rethinks-solar-subsidies.html

[kcballer]

Any industry that cannot function without government handouts is a disaster. In the past two years alone there have been a plethora of solar companies across Europe and the United States that have been forced to fold despite being given billions and billions of dollars in taxpayer money to stay afloat.


http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/q-cells-bankruptcy-heralds-end-of-german-solar-cell-industry-a-825490.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/solartrust-bankruptcy-idUSN1E83300J20120404

http://capoliticalnews.com/2011/11/11/obama-loans-2-7-billion-to-a-spanish-solar-company/

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-04/europe/31285529_1_q-cells-renewable-energy-solar-power-industry

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/business/energy-environment/third-solar-company-files-for-bankruptcy.html

tBiggestBubbleBust" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://articles.pvsolarsalestraining.com/articles.php?SolarQuitePossiblyTheNex tBiggestBubbleBust

http://thegwpf.org/energy-news/5385-as-companies-go-bust-europe-rethinks-solar-subsidies.html

Do you share the same view of heavily subsidized American farms?

[GigantorX]

Do you share the same view of heavily subsidized American farms?

You haven't gotten an answer yet so I'll jump in: The answer is no and hell no. Those subsidies are awarded by the amount of acres per farm. The bigger the farm the more sugar you get from Uncle Sam. Guess who has the biggest farms? (Rhetorical question).......The giant Ag. companies who don't need them.

How about that.