+solar power | March 21, 2012
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Solar: U.S. Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels, But the Trade War May Be on Hold

By Bryan Walsh

The solar industry in the U.S. has been holding its breath over a much-delayed review by the Commerce Department over allegedly unfair trade practices by Chinese solar panel makers. A few solar manufacturers—notably SolarWorld, an American arm of a German manufacturers—complain that the Chinese government is deeply subsidizing national solar panel makers, enabling them to [...]

+solar power | November 28, 2011
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The China-U.S. Solar War Heats Up

By Bryan Walsh

You might remember that a few weeks ago the U.S. Commerce Department opened up an investigation into alleged unfair trade practices by Chinese solar manufacturers. The investigation — instigated at the behest of some, though not all, U.S. solar manufacturers — had been brewing for some time, as Chinese solar companies were accused of essentially [...]