Van Jones-Linked Solar Company Lands $2M DOE Grant
- Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:39pm by
Becket Adams
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“On Wednesday the Department of Energy began financing solar power installation research with a $2 million award to Solar Mosaic,” writes Hal Libby for The Daily Caller.
But what’s interesting about this particular DOE investment is that not only is the former “green” jobs “czar” Van Jones listed as an advisor:
– but the company also lists Rebuild the Dream, Jones’ firm, as one of its PR teams:
“The DOE’s grant money will be distributed to nine companies in four states. Solar Mosaic received the most money, four times the amount of most other grants,” Libby writes.
At this time, it is unclear whether the DOE knew of Jones’ involvement with Solar Mosaic. Agency spokeswoman Jen Strutsman told The Daily Caller that grantmaking was “decided solely on the merits of the project, assessed by career civil servants.”
“Each of the awards … was selected because of its technology and the project’s potential to reduce the cost of solar energy for American families and businesses,” she added.
Van Jones has not responded to requests for comment.
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Comments (81)
DetritusScreener
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 8:02pmSo much for swearing to uphold the Constitution and the Laws of the United States.
Obama is the worst President in the history of the United States.
Report Post »Obama and his administration are CORRUPT to their core.
Obama has committed TREASON against the United States and should be held accountable.
PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 9:17pmYO! Van Jones, Jarrett, Sunstein, Axelrod, Biden, Cronies….we’re coming after OUR money that dope in the WH GAVE YOU…oh, right SOROS…2 B when the dope got in the WH. So don’t spend it all, we, the PEOPLE, are coming to get it…that includes what you haven’t paid back yet GM and the taxes you owe GE. You’d better hope WE, the PEOPLE, don’t win. You can RUN, but you can’t HIDE.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 2:16amIf you remember… the Public Oath was flawed and considered to be Not Taken… so it was ReTaken in Private, they tell us!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:12amThat would be only what’s been found, That rabbit hole is very, very deep.
Report Post »Hiswill
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 11:36amIt really doesn’t matter to Obama how much damage he does to this country. After he leaves office he will be paid a salary for the rest of his life, have secret service at his beck and call, have an office paid for by taxpayers. He will do speeches at Dems events for $800,000 each. It’s his little corner of heaven, while we are left to live in his socialist hell.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 1:05pmI object to my tax dollars going to anything even remotely connected to Van Jones or any other socialist liberal who hates free market capitalism. These parasites are sucking the life out of this country.
Report Post »alpha2omega47
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 8:01pmObama and his corrupt, Communist administration is taking America right to the poor house, on the fast track. Too bad we still have five months until election day before we can get rid of this lying, fraudulent, corrupt, unpatriotic Communist fungus.
Report Post »bschoen2008
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 1:17amI hope we get rid of him ! There are a lot of dumb Americans that still believe in him. After today he will get all latino votes. Most Americans are still asleep… Or they don‘t want to believe America can loose it’s freedoms. Like now little by little , if I lived in New York I would have the biggest big gulp I won’t Coward down.
Report Post »Donald
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:56pmH
Report Post »U
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Surprise—-Solyndra—???????
Carefreeflyer
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:39pmWhen is this blatant corruption going to be challenged by someone in Congress?
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:46pmWe have nothing but thugs, traitors and thieves in this White House
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:59pmbecause no one will enforce anything congress does anyways. take a look at the doj there is no accountability. frankly I believe the government has a lot of explaining to do.
Report Post »CrawfishFestival2
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 10:00pmlillymckim
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:46pm
We have nothing but thugs, traitors and thieves in this White House.
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Report Post »………….plus whores, queens and others.
MCDAVE
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 10:37pmYour congress is bought and paid for ,,They are as corrupted as Obama is…Crime INC
Report Post »Hollywood
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 11:13amIt won’t be, since MOST are on the take, re Political contribs etc.
Report Post »red.feather
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 5:24pmBecause it takes both the house and senate. Obama had both in 2008. The house was taken by GOP in 2010 to stop his wild spending spree of taxpayer money. To go after Obama the GOP house needs the democratic senate and the democrats will do nothing. Harry Reid is a traitor.
Report Post »hugo65hsv
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:35pmVan Jones is the worst kind of puke American Citizen in our society today.. Either he’s using capitalism to sell his books about Socialism (being on the dole) or he’s using taxpayers money to further the agenda he preaches in his books.. Exposing him for what he really is, does no good.. As long as their are idiots out their that believe what he says regardless…
Report Post »SlyFox123
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:31pmDamm, Van, please go back to Oakland, and stop all of your “smooth” BS talk, it’s over man, go home, do something different, like keep quite, write a book, but just stop being Obama’s water boy, it shows that your his puppet, tell Val, that your going back home, but you better be careful there as well. But just cool-it, man……you “Wrap is thin dude”!
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:28pmThere are now so many Government leaches sucking us dry we are in need of life support.
If we are lucky maybe his head will explode like a big moma tick
We all need a sulfur bath or big tick collars like our dogs to expel them
Report Post »IDONTTHINKSO
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:09pmJust another crook!!! The idiots always blow their cover with their arrogance!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:07pmThis regime makes tricky Dick Nixon look like a choir boy and we‘re currently being ruled by a bisexual megalo’maniac who is purposely bankrupting this country.It‘s tempting to say Barry’s an idiot because I despise what he‘s doing to our republic but sadly he’s no idiot he knows exactly what he’s doing.He knows so called ‘green energy’ will fail that‘s why he’s pushing it so hard,and we’ll never be off of fossil fuels.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:21pmI would not say never it will happen just not in our lifetime unless the Aliens show up on December 21 with all the Mayans in tow and say hay guys what’s happening need some help?
Report Post »JQCitizen
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:00pmOnce again, someone who MAKES HIS LIVING complaining about “the downtrodden” not having a chance, gets a NEW FINANCIAL LEASE on his PATHETIC, MONEY-GRUBBING life!
WHAT A PARASITE!!!
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:57pmThey are getting bolder everyday. THEY DON”T CARE IF WE SEE THE CORRUPTION.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:11pmThe mask is off and case in point is today when the Marxist POS displayed his arrogance with the incident with the reporter.Barry is indeed a dictator and we’re being ruled not governed,he‘s a disgrace to the office and can’t be fired soon enough.
Report Post »flik221
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:57pmCRIME, INC continues……stay tuned for more corruption from the WH………
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:57pmGot to hire the illegals somewhere.
Report Post »bigmouthmom
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:56pmThe DOE can track a single households energy usage through smart grids, smart meters etc, but they are unclear on whether they had knowledge that Van Jones was an advisor for Solar Mosiac? I have less confidence now in the DOE than I did before reading this and that wasn’t much. The saga continues after this commercial break.
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:55pmWhat a farce they knew. I think these guys are grabbing for all the payoff they can get before Obama gets kicked out. Why are we financing these failed ventures don’t you get it this green S-H-I-T is just that s-h-i-t solar is a farce at best never was profitable never will and wind farms are even worse at 2 mill a pop just how long will it take to pay those off = 0 savings in the energy department.
This green crap is a disaster none of this has been proven to benefit anyone but the government goons.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:54pmVan Jones is just another obama mouthpiece spewing his lies…
Report Post »possom
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:52pmMoney now, bankruptcy next. Isn‘t that the way it go’s with green energy?
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 7:07pmExactly this is like tossing money down the toilet
Report Post »bigmouthmom
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:52pmThe DOE through smart meters, smart homes, smart grids etc. can tell how much energy a single household is using, but is unclear on whether they knew Van Jones was a recepient of taxpayer grant money! Lets see where do we begin. I have even less confidence in the DOE than I did before and that wasn’t much, the saga continues right after this commerical break.
Report Post »Micah.Stone
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:50pmVan Jones-Linked Solar Company Lands $2M DOE Grant
To get this taxpayer money, van jones promised to work on a way to capture sunlight (i.e. solar energy) that reflects off his BALD head. OBOZO’s dept of crony capitalism thought that is “a promising source of renewable energy to power America into the future.”
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:49pmI would state my opinion on this, but, I’m too busy reading “cowards.”
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:49pmIs it any surprise he get four times the amount than the others. Cronie capitalism. This is how Obamas loyalist are treated the others end up on the kill list.
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:46pmAnd I would suppose that he could hire all of the new hires we now have on the table. Then when it goes belly up, they can collect unemployment.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:52pmWhy doesn’t soros just give him the two million?
Is it that he doesn’t want to use his own money to fund this? Must be a bad bet.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:45pmobama money….
Report Post »Benjack
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:54pmOur Money!
Report Post »Personalforrest
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:45pmThe world’s first afrikan american dictator of the USA, obama, will always take care of his own.
Report Post »Justthefactsmam
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:44pmShouldn’t President Obama be brought up on money laundering charges??
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 8:00pmNot in Scamelot.
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