2012 Was a Big Year for America's Clean Energy Economy, Despite Solyndra

Inside Climate News: Solyndra was the never-ending story of the year. The bankruptcy of a solar company [3] that got a half a billion dollars in taxpayer money provided election-year fodder for Republicans, who used it to bash Pres. Obama's clean energy programs. Fossil fuel interests spent tens of millions of dollars [4] trying to make Solyndra a political liability—to no avail, in the end [5]. It wasn't just about Solyndra. In 2012, it seemed every major clean energy policy became a target of prominent conservative...

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