The Ivanpah solar energy plant in Nevada is a horror, slaughtering thousands of birds annually by incinerating them mid-air, failing to deliver much more than 25% of the power it promised, soaking up hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidized federal loans, and now seeking to have taxpayers pay off those loans with a gift (a “grant”) to its ultra-wealthy owners Google and solar energy giant NRG, who have already reaped huge tax benefits. William La Jeunesse reports for Fox News: After already receiving a controversial $1.6 billion construction loan from U.S. taxpayers, the wealthy investors of a California solar power plant now want a $539 million federal grant to pay off their federal loan. "This is an attempt by very large cash generating companies that have billions on their balance sheet to get a federal bailout, i.e. a bailout from us - the taxpayer for their pet project," said Reason Foundation VP of Research Julian Morris. "It's...(Read Full Post)