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发帖数: 29846 | 1 奥巴马当作他的刺激方案样板的太阳能设备制造商Solyndra突然宣布破产，之前奥巴马
政府给这间加州公司提供了超过5亿贷款保证
Update: Solyndra announces it plans to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is
suspending operations and seeks a reorganization.
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Solyndra, a major manufacturer of solar technology in Fremont, has shut its
doors, according to employees at the campus.
"I was told by a security guard to get my [stuff] and leave," one employee
said. The company employs a little more than 1,000 employees worldwide,
according to its website.
Shortly after it opened a massive $700 million facility, it canceled plans
for a public stock offering earlier this year and warned it would be in
significant trouble if federal loan guarantees did not go through.
The company has said it will make a statement at 9am California time, though
it's not clear what that statement will be. An NBC Bay Area photographer on
the scene reports security guards are not letting visitors on campus. He
says "people are standing around in disbelief." The employees have been
given yellow envelopes with instructions on how to get their last checks.
Solyndra was touted by the Obama administration as a prime example of how
green technology could deliver jobs. The President visited the facility in
May of last year and said "it is just a testament to American ingenuity and
dynamism and the fact that we continue to have the best universities in the
world, the best technology in the world, and most importantly the best
workers in the world. And you guys all represent that. "
The federal government offered $535 million in low cost loan guarantees from
the Department of Energy. NBC Bay Area has contacted the White House asking
for a statement.
Some Republicans have been very critical of the loans. "I am concerned that
the DOE is providing loans and loan guarantees to firms that aren't capable
of competing in the global market, even with government subsidies" Florida
Congressman Cliff Stearns told the New York Times. | l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 2 After 2012 we need to take a hard look at voting rights. First....you should
have to graduate high school (13 years of free education) to prove you're
informed enough to make rationale decisions that affect your neighbors;
Second.....if you voted for Jimmy Carter and Barry Obama, no matter how
smart you are, you should have all voter privileges revoked and you should
be transplanted to Venezuela. |
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