Bureaucrat Who Approved Solyndra Loan Resigns, NYTimes Buries News on

October 7th, 2011 4:05 PM
Energy Department bureaucrat Jonathan Silver tendered his resignation on October 6, effective the following day. Silver led the Energy Department office that approved the ill-fated $528 million loan to solar energy firm Solyndra, despite concerns from some in the White House that it was a disaster waiting to happen. Although the development occurred the same day as President Obama reiterated…