ALTERNATE ENERGY: $535m Solar-Plant govt. support

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT NEEDED The Energy Department will give a $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra Inc. so the solar-panel maker can manufacture photovoltaic panels at a plant that will employ 1,000 people, a person familiar with decision said. The department offered the closely held Fremont, California,...

September 4th, 2009 | GO GREEN | Read More

JAPAN’S POWER CHANGE: Hatoyama wins by landslide

YUKIO HATOYAMA WINS Japan’s next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, is beginning a transition to power after winning a landmark general election. Now comes the hard part. Handed a sweeping mandate for change, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) begins the formidable task of delivering on a laundry list of...

August 31st, 2009 | WORLD | Read More

CASH FOR CLUNKERS: To be extended, Democrates

CASH FOR CLUNKERS CONTINUES The Senate will vote to extend the popular “cash-for-clunkers” program before going home on Friday, Majority Leader Harry Reid declared Tuesday in a strong signal the government won’t let the trade-in rebates die under the surging demand that has almost exhausted...