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Title: Solargate Update: Obama OKs pissing away $1 bil more of our money on 2 more solar scams
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WLS 890
URL Source: http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2297199&spid=
Published: Sep 28, 2011
Author: WLS 890
Post Date: 2011-09-28 15:24:19 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong, Obamanomics in Action, Corruptocratic Party
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Updated 9/28/11 2:11 p.m. WASHINGTON (WLS) - The Energy Department on Wednesday approved two loan guarantees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and Arizona, two days before the expiration date of a program that has become a rallying cry for Republican critics of the Obama administration's green energy program. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the department has completed a $737 million loan guarantee to Tonopah Solar Energy for a 110 megawatt solar tower on federal land near Tonopah, Nev., and a $337 million guarantee for Mesquite Solar 1 to develop a 150 megawatt solar plant near Phoenix. The loans were approved under the same program that paid for a $528 million loan to Solyndra Inc., a California solar panel maker that went bankrupt after receiving the money and laid off 1,100 workers. Solyndra is under investigation by the FBI and is the focal point of House hearings on the program. SolarReserve LLC, of Santa Monica, Calif., the parent company for Tonopah, is privately held. The Energy Department said its rules prevented it from discussing the company's financial information. Sempra Energy of San Diego, which owns Mesquite, is publicly held. Spokesman Damien LaVera said the two projects had extensive reviews that included scrutiny of the parent companies' finances. Chu said the Nevada project would produce enough electricity to power more than 43,000 homes, while the Arizona project would power nearly 31,000 homes. The two projects will create about 900 construction jobs and at least 52 permanent jobs, Chu said. "If we want to be a player in the global clean energy race, we must continue to invest in innovative technologies that enable commercial-scale deployment of clean, renewable power like solar," Chu said in a statement. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is a strong supporter of the Nevada project, which he says will help his state's economy recover. The loan approvals came just two days before a renewable energy loan program approved under the 2009 economic stimulus law is set to expire. At least seven projects worth more than $5 billion are pending. A government watchdog group said the Solyndra bankruptcy shows the need for greater oversight of all the department's loan guarantee programs. "It is time for a full audit of their activities, their management, and their results," said Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, Washington-based advocacy group. "Candidly, it might be time for the federal government to rethink the whole idea of loan programs," Schatz added, calling the government's track record on loan guarantees "lousy." Too often, the government either backs risky or failing ventures, resulting in a loss of taxpayer money, or subsidizes companies and industries that are mature and profitable and don't need the money, such as the oil and gas industry, Schatz said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Obama admin approves 2 solar loans worth $1B
Posted 9/28/11 12:28 p.m.
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Somebody has to wash all of the birdshit off the solar panels to enable them to work..... for a few years at least.....
"CHANGE" you can step in..... "and at least 52 permanent jobs", Chu said.
My dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than the self appointed Messiah!!!
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