Editor's Note: This guest blog was penned by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For All:

The beauty - and danger - of capitalism is that it's survival of the fittest. Some companies, a few of them, survive and thrive. Many - most - don't. Unfortunately, Solyndra didn't.

It's unfortunate primarily because, in a difficult economy, the loss of 1,100 jobs is a tragedy, with deep impacts on hundreds of families. But it's also unfortunate because Solyndra was helping to lead the charge toward the inevitable green economy. (more...)