Posted on 02/14/2012 1:00:57 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Attorneys for the company filed papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware last week asking for a court order to dispose of up to 3,900 pallets filled with glass tubes that were used to make Solyndra’s solar panels. The lawyers said the company tried to auction the tubes, return them to a supplier and sell the material to recycling companies.
But it was too expensive to ship back to the supplier and nobody seemed interested in buying the glass, the attorneys said in court papers.
Unable to sell the assets, Solyndra said it would be cheaper just to abandon the glass to a recycler who would dispose of it for free. The company had already had permission to abandon 3,100 pallets based on a similar motion filed in the bankruptcy case.
The destruction of the tubes occurred around the same time the company sought to pay out bonuses to nearly two dozen Solyndra employees.
Bankruptcy records show the company has asked for permission to pay bonuses of up to $50,000 to several unnamed key employees. The request prompted dozens of members of Congress to send a letter to the White House opposing the payouts.
But company attorneys said the money would help persuade the workers to stay in their jobs because replacing them with outside consultants would be even more expensive to the bankruptcy estate. The bonus plan has not yet been approved by the bankruptcy court.
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Taxpayer dollars (our money) out the window! Literally!
They should be sent to Obama c/o The White Hut, WDC.
Packed in vaseline...
So Solyndra way over paid, I guess part of the whole scam.
Four minutes in; http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+of+solyndra+throwing+away+tubes&view=detail&mid=9B42F2D4984092C7F5719B42F2D4984092C7F571&first=0&FORM=LKVR
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