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A Quiet Revolution in Clean-Energy Finance

Harvard Business Review

Solyndra's example has been particularly stark: it raised over $1 billion in equity finance in addition to receiving a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, all prior to a cancelled IPO and the recent FBI investigation upon its bankruptcy. Click on the table below to see at full size.).

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Democrats are less pessimistic about the economy: 10% of Democrats expect a global economic slowdown in the next three years, compared to 18% of Republicans. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Alongside these commonalities, we also found some notable partisan differences.