Feds ignore rules and use stimulus cash to buy Chinese solar panels. “Government officials blame unfair competition from China for the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, but such concerns didn’t stop the federal government from breaking stimulus program rules to use Chinese solar panels atop a federal building housing the offices of a senator, congressman and several agencies.” Chinese solar-panel makers are part of the 47%.
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I like green energy. I like using solar power (I live in Texas after all. Solar and wind are what we have in abundance.) But I can't understand why the government is determined to drive American businesses out of "biz ness" as we say here.) Government routinely undercuts Americans with imports, then regulates SOOOO much (I think some regulation is fine. If peoplewould actually DO the right thing, it would be different, but many won't unless forced) that the cost of doing anything in the states, and giving (or keeping) jobs in the US becomes prohibitively expensive. Its nuts!
Rules, costs, and the truth doesn't matter when it is a green energy project. Government says it is good and that's that.