The Los Angeles Times recently had a story about the collapse of Solyndra – the once heralded poster-child of the Obama administration’s green jobs plan. A big part of Solyndra’s demise was due to the rapidly falling price of their competitors’ solar panels. In 2008, the cost of solar panels was a bit over $4 for each watt generated. Solyndr
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Marlon BoarnetMarlon Boarnet, currently a Professor in UC Irvine's Dept. of Planning, Policy and Design, will join the faculty of the University of Southern California effective January 1, 2012.
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