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Flashback: Drunk on Sunshine 0
- June 28, 2012
A mere seven months ago, the Denver Business Journal quoted Abound Solar President and CEO Craig Witsoe bragging that his thin-filmed cadmium telluride solar panel manufacturing company was the “anti-Solyndra,” referring to the scandalous and abrupt bankruptcy of the California-based thin-filmed manufacturer that saw the FBI raid its luxurious taxpayer-supported headquarters. Cathy Proctor of the
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CO Solyndra: Pat Stryker’s Abound Solar Goes Bankrupt 0
- June 28, 2012
Pat Stryker’s Abound Solar “will close its doors and file for bankruptcy” next week according to the Department of Energy (DOE) blog. Because the bankruptcy means roughly $70 million in lost taxpayer money, we take no joy in saying that “we told you so.” Back on January 11, 2012, we wrote: Unfortunately for taxpayers who
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CO Solyndra: Pat Stryker's Abound Solar Goes Bankrupt 0
- June 28, 2012
Pat Stryker’s Abound Solar “will close its doors and file for bankruptcy” next week according to the Department of Energy (DOE) blog. Because the bankruptcy means roughly $70 million in lost taxpayer money, we take no joy in saying that “we told you so.” Back on January 11, 2012, we wrote: Unfortunately for taxpayers who
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Cancer Risk From Fracking Chemicals Needs Some Perspective 0
- June 25, 2012
By Donovan Schafer The Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) at the University of  Colorado recently published an article in Science of the Total  Environment presenting results from a study on air pollution due to  oil and gas development (including hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”)  in Garfield County. Benzene and other  ”potentially toxic” chemicals were found
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Ugly numbers for Xcel ratepayers 0
- May 31, 2012
Lobbying at the state capitol: According to January-April 2012 disclosure forms available on the Secretary of State’s Web site, Xcel Energy paid $126,393.90 for seven lobbyists at the state capitol. This included two lobbying firms and three Xcel in-house lobbyists. The highest paid was 5280 Strategies run by Mike Beasley, well-known Capital Hill insider and
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Controversial NREL Director to Chair National Science Board 0
- May 18, 2012
In the wake of controversial comments advocating the end of fossil fuels as sources for US energy in order to combat global warming, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu has been elected Chairman of the National Science Board (NSB) according to an NREL press release. Just days ago during the World Renewable Energy
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