In 2010 SOTU, Obama Touts Solyndra
"And no area is more ripe for such innovation than energy. You can see the results of last year's investments in clean energy. A North Carolina company that will create 1,200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries. Or in the California business, that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels," President Obama said in his State of the Union address in 2010.



