Solyndra

The media had a field day dragging President Barack Obama and the sitting administration through the fire pit after the bankruptcy filing by Solyndra Inc., a Fremont, California-based solar panel manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2009.

Dr. Steven Chu, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has vigorously defended his decision to contribute further taxpayer funds to now defunct solar cell company Solyndra.

E-mails released by House Republicans suggest the Department of Energy (DOE) wanted now-bankrupt Solyndra to delay layoffs until after the midterm elections last year.