Obama’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars

Rachael Slobodien The Foundry Heritage Foundation 12/26/2012

Ever since the Senate rejected President Obama’s cap-and-trade scheme in 2009, his administration has been hard at work to find other ways to implement a radical, environmentalist agenda.

Obama made these intentions clear at a press conference in 2010 when he explained, “Cap and trade was just one […]

Fisker Suspends Production of the Karma

Steve Rousseau Popular Mechanics 11/30/2012

California-based Fisker Automotive has halted production of its plug-in hybrid Karma luxury sedan after battery provider A123 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. The automaker says it is suspending production until a buyer is found for the failed battery manufacturer.

The news, first reported by Bloomberg yesterday, is yet […]

A123 Systems received million dollar DOE grant payment on same day it declared Chapter 11

Doug Powers MichelleMalkin.com 11/16/2012

Last month Michelle wrote about A123 Systems declaring bankruptcy. A123 was one of the many “clean energy grant” recipients that ended up going under and taking a pile of taxpayer cash with it — a pile that was made even bigger on its final day. In a demonstration of the kind […]

Another Obama-funded electric car goes up in flames, endangers entire neighborhood with massive blaze

Doug Ross Director Blue 8/12/2012

Fisker Automotive, which absconded with $530 million of your money to build $100,000 electric cars in Finland, has encountered a series of all-too-predictable disasters.

First came word that under certain random circumstances, such as letting the battery run down, the entire vehicle could become “bricked” — or permanently ruined…

…Yesterday, […]

E-mails show Chu, DoE staffers claiming ‘total victory’ over WH skeptics of green-tech subsidies program

Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 8/9/2012

Last night, the Washington Post published an exclusive on the Congressional probe into Solyndra and other failed subsidy efforts to green-tech companies that may prove more embarrassing than legally damning for the Obama administration — and especially for Stephen Chu and the Department of Energy. The e-mails released from the Republican […]

Taxpayer-funded A123 Green Energy Company Handed to Chinese

Lindsay Leveen Breitbart.com Big Government 8 Aug 2012

A 123 Systems, the “green,” federal stimulus-funded lithium ion battery manufacturer, announced atrocious quarterly results today. Most expected that A 123‘s results would be dark red. What was a surprise was the simultaneous announcement that the company had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a […]

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