Federal funds flow to clean-energy firms with Obama administration ties

By Carol D. Leonnig and Joe Stephens, Published: February 14

Sanjay Wagle was a venture capitalist and Barack Obama fundraiser in 2008, rallyingsupport through a group he headed known as Clean Tech for Obama.

Shortly after Obama’s election, he left his California firm to join the Energy Department, just as the administration embarked on a massive program to stimulate the economy with federal investments in clean-technology firms.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/venture-capitalists-play-key-role-in-obamas-energy-department/2011/12/30/gIQA05raER_story.html