Solar Power Stimulus Failures Cast Shadows Over a Renewable Energy Future

Billions loaned to California energy projects in wake of Solyndra

by Daniel J. Goldstein and Serene Fang for California Watch

The U.S. Department of Energy has moved ahead with 4.5 billion in new loans for solar energy projects in California — despite the recent bankruptcy of silicon valley-based Solyndra. The new loans were all approved during the final days of the stimulus program.