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We will "power" through it? That's a bit lame.

Massachusetts, deemed the incubator of the US for renewable companies by the Patrick Administration, is the epicenter of green business venture failures. Like Evergreen Solar, $58 million (state); Beacon Power, $43 million, (feds); Boston Power-left for China; Konarka, $20 million, (feds), $5 million, (state); A123 is a wasted $263 million public investment. June 12, 2012, Forbes: [A123} "It went public in September 2009 at $19.60 and now its shares go for $1.04. In addition to that 95% plunge, the company lost $125 million in the first quarter of 2012 on sales that fell 40%, reports the New York Times. Since 2008, A123 has lost over half a billion dollars — never coming close to making a profit..." http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/06/12/is-a123-electric-battery-a-waste-of-263-million-in-government-funds/ National Legal and Policy Center After Layoffs, Execs Get Big Raises at Taxpayer-Funded A123 Submitted by Paul Chesser on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 21:05 Excerpts only: Full article can be found, here: http://nlpc.org/stories/2012/02/15/after-layoffs-big-exec-raises-taxpayer-funded-a123 "Massachusetts-based A123 Systems -- which received $279.1 million in stimulus money from the Department of Energy, and up to $135 million in incentives from the State of Michigan -- boosted the base salaries of two vice presidents and its chief financial officer on February 8." Mass Clean Energy Loan— The Company has a forgivable loan from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center for $5.0 million. http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/27/10887207-massachusetts-green-bubble-alert-a123-systems-aone