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Solar Company Folds After $0.5B In Subsidies

Posted by timothy on from the all-these-lovely-broken-windows dept.

First time accepted submitter dusanv writes "Solyndra, a Silicon Valley solar energy firm, subsidized to the tune of $500 million and held as a 'gleaming example of green technology,' announced bankruptcy yesterday. 1,100 employees fired."

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  1. Re:Stop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You are missing the point. We aren't asking anyone to pay for it. Its GOVERNMENT money.

  2. Re:Solar dies, RADIATION LIVES. by mr1911 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ask any reputable Chiropractor

    I LOL'd

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  3. Re:You can't legislate success. by Mindcontrolled · · Score: 2, Funny

    Were you born stupid or did you have to work on it? Either way, impressive result.

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  4. Re:You can't legislate success. by boarder · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear Queen Caerdwyn:

    Today I learned that people would rather breathe toxic fumes from coal fired power plants than spend $3 extra per year to have clean air. I also learned that some people would rather see a well-meaning company fail and have 1100 people out of work than see their political opponent succeed.

    Your faithful screw-the-rest-of-the-world-as-long-as-I-get-mine crotchety-conservative Billybob,

    Chevron Texaco

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