Not totally sure why this is that much news. I thought it was generally accepted that 'green' companies and innovation were considered high risk investments and that the reason the gov't was investing in them was that despite the 'big picture' reduction in pollution or other environmental benifits, it really isn't a sound business investment. If the market wont invest, then the gov't must. (so the theory goes) --if you're an adherent of that theory, you expect that some investments will tank.

It's a big story because it wasn't a sound business investment, hence the market's reluctance to invest. Now 500 million in taxpayer's money is gone. Go, go government

Not totally sure why this is that much news. I thought it was generally accepted that 'green' companies and innovation were considered high risk investments and that the reason the gov't was investing in them was that despite the 'big picture' reduction in pollution or other environmental benifits, it really isn't a sound business investment. If the market wont invest, then the gov't must. (so the theory goes) --if you're an adherent of that theory, you expect that some investments will tank.

dirty republicans.

internal emails uncovered by investigators for the House Energy and Commerce Committee that were shared exclusively with ABC News show the Obama administration was keenly monitoring the progress of the loan, even as analysts were voicing serious concerns about the risk involved. "This deal is NOT ready for prime time," one White House budget analyst wrote in a March 10, 2009 email, nine days before the administration formally announced the loan.

I was thinking it sounded more like a boss mob that drops caster loot.

"Solyndra Green is people...'s money!"

Maybe if we start calling Solyndra “Halliburton,” the MSM will begin covering this story?

Politics aside, I know companies go under all the time but this is really shitty for the 1000+ workers who just showed up one day and got canned.