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LIVE video: House Hearing on Solyndra

September 14, 2011, 7:54 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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For Oct 14 hearing click here Original post The Congressional hearing into what went wrong with a federal loan to Solyndra is now under way: Live Video app for Facebook by Ustream Solyndra, the Fremont solar company whose bright star … Continue reading »

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More details coming out about Solyndra ahead of this week's Congressional hearing

September 12, 2011, 11:51 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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The demise of Solyndra is increasingly turning from a business story into a political one.  This Wednesday, Solyndra's CEO and the company's CFO will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Today Republicans on the committee released a memo setting up … Continue reading »

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California's Solar Lead: Technology and Policy, Yes. Manufacturing…Maybe Not So Much

September 8, 2011, 10:41 am • Posted by Craig Miller
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This week as Fremont-based Solyndra sets about the grim business of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (not to mention today's FBI search), it leaves in its wake ample confusion over California’s much vaunted “lead” in renewable energy — so much … Continue reading »

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FBI Agents Search Solyndra

September 8, 2011, 9:01 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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FBI agents are executing search warrants at the headquarters of California solar firm Solyndra that received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government. The solar-panel manufacturer was once touted by President Barack Obama as a beneficiary of his administration's … Continue reading »

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GOP Makes Anti-Obama Hay Out of Solyndra Collapse; Video of GOP Ad

September 2, 2011, 10:38 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Well that didn't take long. Here's a Republican National Committee ad whipping President Obama on the collapse of Solyndra, the Fremont-based solar tech firm that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees. (Hat tip Chron's Politics Blog). Not a surprise, … Continue reading »

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Fremont's Solyndra, Solar Tech Firm, Shuts Down and Lays Off 1,100

August 31, 2011, 9:14 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Solyndra says it is laying off 1,100 workers immediately as it's shutting down and filing for bankruptcy "while it evaluates options, including a sale of the business and licensing of its advanced CIGS technology and manufacturing expertise. Here's the full … Continue reading »

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