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Can Homeland Security prevent a cybersecurity critical infrastructure disaster?
A new study said companies would need to spend nine times as much on cybersecurity to prevent a cybersecurity disaster which would hurdle America back to the Dark Ages. With over 10,000 industrial control systems vulnerable and a predicted 440 million …
» CBS News: Obama’s 11 More Solyndras
CBS News’s Sharyl Attkisson, the reporter who originally broke the Solyndra story, notes that 11 other failed clean energy companies besides Solyndra received approval for $6.5 billion in taxpayer monies. Beacon Power, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, …
The Public Supports Renewable Energy
YouGov survey reveals that more than half of the UK population strongly support renewables and would like to see more investment in wind power.www.catalyst-commercial.co.uk
The ‘Green’ in Wind Power is Money
These massive wind power projects are not about being “green,” they’re about making money, most of it from government subsidies.www.timesargus.com
Obama administration considered Solyndra bailout News from The Associated Press
Solar power, proposed public lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before a solar panel maker collapsed, the Obama administration considered a bailout that would have provided an infusion of cash and a new board of directors, including two directors appointed…
Another $98.5 Million Down the Drain… Nevada Geothermal About to Go Bust After Hefty Obama Loan
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U.S. Army Embarks On $7 billion Renewable Energy Overhaul | TPM Idea Lab
The U.S. Army has embarked on an ambitious $7 billion series of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
The new program involves building twenty utility-scale renewable energy installations that rely on a mix of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass p…
Solyndra government crony par excellence
Solyndra, a maker of solar batteries, is a government crony in a favorite industry. Even the mainstream media knows it now.www.conservativenewsandviews.com
The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
Well here’s a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President Obama, clean energy, national ene…
Solyndra’s lobbyists and ties to the Obama administration
The Obama administration sure liked to tout Solyndra, the solar-power company that took in millions of federal subsidies before going bankrupt this week. Given that this company’s short life was dependent on government connections, it’s worth looking a…
Ricky Perry Fiddles While Paris Burns
The Governor and the State of Texas would be better served if he would return home and take care of the numerous problems that exist in his home state. Rick Perry denies climate change on the campaign stump.
As Paris, Texas burns this summer under a pu…
The Millionaire’s Lament–and why Obama Should pay Attention to it
Golub is a corporate rock star. He headed American Express and Campbell Soup and was even brought in to try to bring AIG back from the ashes.
I have a hard time figuring out why someone with hundreds of millions of dollars would spend ten seconds worry…
Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy, plans asset sale
Evergreen Solar Inc., the Marlboro clean-energy company that received millions in state subsidies to build an ill-fated Bay State factory, has filed for bankruptcy. Evergreen, which closed its taxpayer-supported Devens factory in March and cut 800 jobs…
Obama Strengthens George Soros’ Oil Interests In Brazil
Obama left his lush golf get-aways and NAACP basketball sprees to depart for a Brazilian vacation. There he personally looked after Brazil’s oil companies.
We’ll also work to strengthen our relationship when it comes to energy. Brazil holds recently…
Welcome to the Third World
By Paul Driessen -As Britain suffered through its coldest December in a century, families were forced to choose between keeping homes warm and feeding their children nourishing meals — thanks to climate policies that have forced extensive reliance…
The Japanese Nuclear Crisis and Why Repubs Are Dangerous
Exploding nuclear reactors and radiation leaks in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami have created a crisis of epic proportions in that country. Thousands have been evacuated and 140,000 Japanese have been told to bunker themselves in the…
Wikileaks is Attacking US National Security
Jed Babbin, RealClearPoliticsTom Friedman's column in yesterday's New York Times was a fictional rendition of a Chinese Washington embassy cable leaked and published by WikiLeaks, the cybervent for too many of America's secrets. Freidma…
Sleazy Pelosi blocks drilling, has stock in wind energy
T. Boone Pelosi? No. She’s blocking drilling because she’s a moron. But she’s in bed with Pickens because she’s crooked. They only way that wind power will work is with massive… MASSIVE… government subsidies. She’s in a position to pu…
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