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Politics : The Solyndra Scandal -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (135)	10/7/2011 5:49:40 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1400

*White House adviser on Solyndra: '#~@ show'** Heather Zichal’s email is one of many showing officials planning on how to handle the bankruptcy By DAN BERMAN \| 10/7/11 When Solyndra hit the fan in August, White House energy adviser Heather Zichal may have summed it up best. "#~@ show," Zichal wrote in an email Aug. 25. Zichal’s email is one of dozens showing Obama administration officials were planning on how to handle a Solyndra bankruptcy days before the solar company went under*. On Aug. 17, Dan Utech, an energy special assistant in the White House, wrote in an email that DOE had learned Solyndra was beginning to shut down operations. “It’s unclear what that means in terms of how many people are involved at Solyndra, but we’re now in a place where this could break at any time. DOE communications will be reaching out to WH comms shortly to coordinate.” Read more: politico.com

To: jlallen who wrote (135)	10/9/2011 8:55:08 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1400

Congress Asks for Obama's Emails on Solyndra Published: Thursday, 6 Oct 2011 \| 9:50 AM ET Text Size By: Eamon Javers CNBC Washington, DC Correspondent Twitter 22 LinkedIn Share Barack Obama is the first president to use e-mail, and now he has likely just become the first president to have his emails requested by investigators. AP President-Elect Barack Obama using his Blackberry On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee broadened its investigation into the failed solar company Solyndra, sending a letter to the White House counsel’s office requesting all West Wing communications regarding the decision to use taxpayer loan guarantees to back up the clean technology firm. On Wednesday evening the committee clarified to CNBC that it is specifically asking for the White House to turn over any emails on the matter that were sent by the president himself. A White House spokesman said he believes this is the first request by an investigative body for presidential emails. The committee’s request calls for all West Wing documents, including emails, dating back to President Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009. “Nearly eight months into our investigation, documents provided to the Committee last Friday confirm those closest to the President—top advisors like Valerie Jarrett, Larry Summers, and Ron Klain—had direct involvement in the Solyndra mess,” said Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), explaining the expansion of the document request. “In addition to the cast of West Wing characters with access to the Oval Office, documents reveal a startlingly cozy relationship between wealthy donors and the President’s confidantes, especially in matters related to Solyndra.” The White House declined on Wednesday to say whether it would comply with the request for the president’s email. It’s not at all clear how Barack Obama uses email on a day-to-day basis—but after his election, he went out of the way to makes sure he would continue to have access to a Blackberry as president. That caused headaches for the Secret Service and the National Security Agency, which had to figure out how to keep the wireless device secure, especially since it could be carrying some of the nation’s deepest secrets.

To: jlallen who wrote (135)	10/17/2011 12:17:54 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1400

Solyndra won’t talk about its contracts Naming of trustee likely for bankrupt solar firm washingtontimes.com

To: jlallen who wrote (135)	10/19/2011 10:55:28 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1400

Obama Energy Department Is Going Back and Changing Solar Energy Loan Press Releases .................................................................................. October 19,2011 by Jim Hoft thegatewaypundit.com The Obama Administration spent nearly half of the $38.6 billion ($17.2 billion) set aside for his green energy programs and was only able to create 3,545 permanent green jobs. This comes out to a staggering $4,853,000 per job. Now we find out that the Obama Energy Department is going back and changing solar energy press releases. CNBC reported: Someone affiliated with the Department of Energy has been going back to make changes to press releases posted on the Internet weeks and months ago, CNBC has found. The changes occurred in two press releases from the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program — the same program that has been the center of controversy surrounding the failed solar company Solyndra. Both were changed to remove the name of a company that has received negative press attention in recent days, SunPower, and replace it with the name of another company, NRG Energy [NRG 20.89 -0.14 (-0.67%) ]. Generally, it is not considered correct procedure to revise old press releases retroactively on the Web. More commonly, government agencies will issue a new press release with a current date explaining any changes that have occurred. In the April case, the Department of Energy loan programs office announced in a press release on April 12 “conditional commitment” to a $1.187 billion loan guarantee to support the California Valley Solar Ranch project, which it said was “sponsored by SunPower Corporation.” But that release was later changed on one website to say the project was “sponsored by NRG Energy.” The date on the release remained “April 12, 2011.”