Evergreen jobs China-bound

Evergreen Solar, which opened its giant solar-panels manufacturing plant in Devens last year with $23 million in state grants, is moving its panel-assembly jobs to China.

[Bacon Hill]

I don't want to hear any more leftist propaganda about how jobs and the future of this country is based on green technology. It is a scam. I invested in this company based on the promises and amount of money gifted to Evergreen Solar. I have lost just about all of it. After taking my and taxpayer money they are going to China. Then I hear the federal government is thinking about giving more of our money to a giant wind farm in Texas. Problem is the turbines are made in China! When is Tsongas going to come clean and start telling us the truth?

[Nathan Hale]

LOL, your going to see Farm Aid Concerts in China for the poor people of America
with Obama as president. Indian Actors from Bollywood singing we are the world in Hindustani and sending money to the USA children's fund. All coming soon to America care of the folks like Pelosi and Obama.
Reap what you have sown America, Reap what you have sown..........

[seymorebutts]

Eevergreen solar needs to PAYBACK the money they stole from the taxpayers!
and if you are driving a none US car then you are part of the problem do not post here and complain

[Head Honcho]

I would move my plant to China too if the Devens neighbors complain about noise level like they did couple months back? thats so stupid..

[Amused]

Head Honcho wrote:

I would move my plant to China too if the Devens neighbors complain about noise level like they did couple months back? thats so stupid..

The same people who whined about the noise will now be first in line to whine about their taxes going up to pay for the unemployment benefits, the shrinking economy, etc.

[Duh]

I hope the little horsies at the pretty little farm sleep better. I am sure the arrogant neighbors are very proud of themselves

[Publius]

Just another example of how government central planning does not work. Solar panels are very inefficient compared to fossil fuels. But because they represent some ideal of socialists, they reap financial subsidies.

Solar panels are not economically viable at this point, so stop subsidizing them.

[curious]

Are they going to pay back the 23 million
on grants????

[latinlady]

well another great job done by gov deval not

[Shaun]

This is why every single government grant either state or federal needs to have a provision in it that if the company moves, voluntarily, to another nation or state they should have to pay back the entire grant, plus interest and a penalty to make sure they don't get started and then bolt for greener pastures.

[The Patriot]

It's pretty bad when your being rip off by your gov. We have representatives at all levels making alot or money and failing to protect us. The time is coming when people won't put up with it. We should be marching on the homes of these representatives.

[Fed Up]

Unless the morons in Washington do something this is going to keep repeating over and over. Call it protectionism or what ever you want but there is no way ANY company can compete with China. Even if you paid everyone from the CEO to the person emptying the barrels at night mininunm wage it is still cheaper in China. They don't have to worry about the enviroment, insurance, worker comp and they pay 1/10 of what we make here. If the morons in Washington won't act the people have to. If we don't take care of this our standard of living and our country will go down the tubes. We will become a 3rd world nation.

[pistol Pete]

Don,t we get the message?NO MORE GRANTS .These companies can,t be trusted.The stupid state gives them 21 million dollars and now they are going to send work to China,What a joke......Politicians wake up..........No more grants !!!!!!!!!!11

[pistol Pete]

Hey,guess what?Gillette bailed out earlier.They ship work to Poland and Mexico.Don,t buy Gillette products or anything that is not made here.Read the lable b4 you buy.

[lowell]

This kind of stuff has been happening for years. Our liberal and greedy pols want the world on even playing ground (world socialism) As soon as we have empowered all and diminished what we have there will be a global take over of America. Stop empowering countries that are communist would be a good start at fixing our problem!

[more unemployed]

more people to be unempmplyed less jobs, doesn't matter if China makes the products, no one will have the money to buy the product. Let give our jobs away!!!!!!!!!!China going to own us !!!!!

[Tax payers]

p.s. We want to be paid back!!!!!

[Geoff]

Geez - what a bunch of jackasses...
Seriously people - is there an advanced degree in a pure science or technology amongst the lot of you?
Do you have any idea what it takes to develop new technology?
Do you have any idea what it takes for a startup to even begin to gain traction in the market?

...I'm guess there is a resounding "No" to all of these questions.

[bigbanana]

few months ago coca cola tried to buy a chinese juice company, the gov of china stepped in and put an end to that, seems it is ok for them to protect their companies but not ok for us to do the same!

[how did this happen]

Considering that the CEO Rick Feldt is building a multi million dollar home somewhere down the Cape and drives a Jaguar supposedly given to him from Evergreen Solar Corporation for all his great work The employees were given a ten percent cut in pay , the company is poorly managed.... it is not people complaining about the noise that made the company go away why hasn't someone investigated how all that money from state and private investors has flown the coop isn't time for evergreen to step up and explain where the money went... the majority of wrkers are not even employed by evergreen they are temps