clean energy initiative. solyndra. a california-based solar energy company boasting revolutionary technology. >> it's here. the companies like solyndra are leading the way. >> judge jeanine: on august 31st, the flag ship sank. less than two years after getting an astounding a $35 million loan from the u.s. government: now investigators are saying that loan was a bad bet from the get-go. in 2009, a private credit ratings agency warned solyndra was headed for failure. but the obama white house forged ahead anyway. days before the ground breaking ceremony at solyndra's new plant, the loan still hadn't received approval from the office of management and budget. so administration officials pressed them. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel wrote to see if there was anything he could do to push things along. two days later, loan approved.