By Adam Bitely — Last week (I know this will be hard to believe) three green energy stimulus recipients either filed for bankruptcy or had to significantly reduce their labor force! Three! Talk about green energy job creation. Talk about the sector that according to Obama and Biden is the future of the country! From last Friday: Earlier this week, [...]

Another green company on the government dole, Ener1, has gone bankrupt. ALG President Bill Wilson responded to the bankruptcy of Ener1 stating, “As early as 2008, an investment advisory firm Citron Research had issued dire warnings about Ener1, saying the company was ‘just a corporate shell company with a long history of failed businesses based on exaggerated promises’, citing the [...]

U.S. taxpayers may be on the hook for another $150 million in losses as another “green” job company funded by Obama’s Department of Energy bites the dust. The Energy Department conditionally approved the loan, but it is unknown at this time if the $150 million ever was given to the now defunct electric car company. One thing that is certain [...]

By Howard Rich — At the heart of Barack Obama’s socialist agenda has been the myth that government-subsidized “green jobs” would stimulate a broad-based economic recovery. “We need to invest in the jobs of the future and in the industries of the future, because the country that leads in clean energy and energy efficiency today … is going to lead [...]

By Adam Bitely — Solyndra, the solar panel firm that recently filed for bankruptcy, and the firm that is quickly becoming the focal point of the Obama administration’s first scandal after accepting federal loans that were possibly based on bad data, is becoming an even bigger drain on taxpayers as the employees of the failed solar panel maker are applying [...]

By Rebekah Rast — America is a nation that invests heavily in its social welfare programs. One program in particular is growing so quickly that independent companies are catching on and now wanting a piece of the government-subsidized pie. Food stamp benefits, also called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), have grown by leaps and bounds as high unemployment continues [...]

By Rebekah Rast — Lawsuits against a power-hungry government agency like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are inevitable. The lawsuits come from all sides and all entities.  For example, citizens and states might sue the EPA for overregulation of an industry that could lead to lost jobs and revenues.  Green groups might sue the EPA because they feel it hasn’t [...]

By Rebecca DiFede — Upon entering the Itunes App Store, a plethora of applications doing everything from finding the cheapest gas station to filing your tax return await you. And among these addiction-worthy apps there is one designed by the Department of Labor to help workers or their employers properly calculate their wages. The concept sounds simple enough however there [...]

By Rebecca DiFede – The welfare program was initially established to help people and families who were struggling with their financial situation and needed a little sustenance from the government to help them get back on their feet. This typically included people in lower socio-economic classes, and people who had abruptly lost their jobs and needed to sustain their quality [...]

By Rebekah Rast – America’s definition of poverty differs from how many other countries would describe it. You know America is indeed a blessed nation when its poorest households are described as having a refrigerator, television, microwave and some even having an Xbox or other gaming system. But only about 90 percent of the population has a cellular phone. According [...]