MBJ Editorial: Barbour’s horse needs a trip to vet before he bets our money

by MBJ Staff

Published: September 6,2011

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Solar energy may be the wave of the future, but Mississippi should be careful where it comes to being an investor in new companies promising the moon — er, sun. Evergreen Solar in Massachusetts went bankrupt last month, leaving that state hanging after an investment of more than $40 million of taxpayer dollars in the [...]

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