Solar Company Folds After $0.5B In Subsidies

First time accepted submitter dusanv writes "Solyndra, a Silicon Valley solar energy firm, subsidized to the tune of $500 million and held as a 'gleaming example of green technology,' announced bankruptcy yesterday. 1,100 employees fired."

Re:Stop

[Anonymous Coward]

You are missing the point. We aren't asking anyone to pay for it. Its GOVERNMENT money.

Re:Solar dies, RADIATION LIVES.

[mr1911]

Ask any reputable Chiropractor

I LOL'd

Re:You can't legislate success.

[Mindcontrolled]

Were you born stupid or did you have to work on it? Either way, impressive result.

Re:You can't legislate success.

[boarder]

Dear Queen Caerdwyn:

Today I learned that people would rather breathe toxic fumes from coal fired power plants than spend $3 extra per year to have clean air. I also learned that some people would rather see a well-meaning company fail and have 1100 people out of work than see their political opponent succeed.

Your faithful screw-the-rest-of-the-world-as-long-as-I-get-mine crotchety-conservative Billybob,

Chevron Texaco