Solyndra Figure Gets VIP Tour at Democratic Convention
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Obama campaign rolled out the red carpet this week for a former top Energy Department official who was at the center of the ill-fated government loan to Solyndra, a California solar panel firm that wound up in bankruptcy.Steve…
Former WH Chief of Staff Briefed on Solyndra Concerns, Emails Show
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails related to Solyndra released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is one suggesting that concerns about Solyndra’s viability were shared all the way up to t…
Solyndra Report: Obama Admin. Restructured Loan on PR Concerns
Ken James/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senior Obama Administration officials decided to restructure the government’s half-billion-dollar loan to the California solar energy firm Solyndra even after government analysts had concluded it woul…
Obama Fundraises with Players in Solyndra Scandal
Ken James/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — At an exclusive re-election fundraiser Monday night, President Obama hobnobbed with 60 of his wealthiest supporters, including two figures at the center of the Solyndra loan scandal.Steve Westly, a…
Romney Backer Says Solyndra Is a ‘Cherry-Picked’ Example
Ken James/Bloomberg via Getty Image(WASHINGTON) — Edward Conard, one of Mitt Romney’s biggest donors to his super PAC, says the GOP’s inexorable focus on the now-bankrupt Solyndra is a “cherry-picked” example of companies that …
Mitt Romney Visits Solyndra Amid Attack on Obama Jobs Record
Ken James/Bloomberg via Getty Images(FREMONT, Calif.) – Mitt Romney arrived at the shuttered headquarters of Solyndra Inc. Thursday morning, a surprise visit that was shrouded in secrecy and part of the presumptive GOP presidential candidate&rsqu…
Latest GSA Docs Reveal More About Martha Johnson’s Solyndra Meeting
Tom Williams/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The House Energy and Commerce committee released documents late Wednesday that show former General Services Administration administrator Martha Johnson had planned to meet with Solyndra in California at the same ti…
Former GSA Administrator Was in Va., Ore. During Vegas Conference
Tom Williams/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Online records, hotel receipts and flight itineraries for former U.S. General Services Administration administrator Martha Johnson show that she was in Williamsburg, Va., and Portland, Ore., during the lavish Las V…
Former GSA Administrator Skipped Vegas Conference for Meetings at Solyndra
Tom Williams/Roll CallUPDATE: On Wednesday morning, sources provided ABC News with records and documentation showing Martha Johnson did not travel to California to meet with Solyndra, and was in Virginia and Oregon for other meetings and activities. Re…
Obama on Solyndra: ‘This Was Not Our Program Per Se’
Ken James/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — At the nation’s largest solar energy plant Wednesday, President Obama doubled down on his commitment to government subsidies for clean energy technology and green jobs — and deflected blam…
GOP Lawmaker Stokes ‘Birther’ Drama
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Cliff Stearns, a senior Republican investigating the White House’s Solyndra energy loan guarantee, told reporters Tuesday that he is still not convinced that President Obama’s birth certificate …