Solyndra emails underscore White House's high hopes - Alex Guillen - POLITICO.com

White House emails released Friday underscore the high hopes that once surrounded now-defunct Solyndra.

In one email, two Obama administration officials discussed an A-list of political celebrities Solyndra hoped to attract to its 2009 groundbreaking — from former President Jimmy Carter and former Vice President Al Gore to Bishop Desmond Tutu, billionaire Richard Branson and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.