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Why Solyndra failed

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Feb. 28, 2012   1 Comment  

Low natural gas prices, competition from China and other factors helped sink innovative American solar panel maker, Solyndra, despite its having received $535 million in government loan guarantees. But the Obama administration is not deterred and has renewed efforts to force utilities to derive significant percentages of their power from cleaner, greener sources. (Media credit/Zachary Graham via Flickr)

It was SO promising…

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10 green energy solutions we’d like to see more of

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Jan. 18, 2011   6 Comments  

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All of these can happen sooner, rather than later

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