You are to submit a 1,000-word minimum, fully-referenced, blog post below which answers the following questions regarding the Solyndra case. Use online research and site your sources. Cite within text as (Author/Source, Year) and list references at end using APA formatting (see below questions).

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1) What was Obama's $80 billion "green initiative"?

2) Provide a brief history of Solyndra including who the major investors were.

3) How much was the federal loan guarantee given to Solyndra? 4) What led to their bankruptcy?

5) How much will US taxpayers ultimately receive in payback of the loan?

6) What were the politics behind this loan?

7) What was the political "fall-out"?

8) How do you think this will impact future loans and subsidies for "green" energy projects/businesses?

Your essay must include one or more citations from a professional source. Within text, cite source using (author, year) and at end of list the reference(s) as follows: Contributors' names. (Last edited date). Title of resource. Site Name. http://Web address