The owner of a solar equipment store in Hilo, Hawaii, says he was trying to expand options for his customers when he placed that January order for $54,432 from a panel manufacturer in Wuxi, China. But Marco Mangelsdorf got more than he bargained for. The owner of ProVision Solar now finds himself caught in a widening renewable energy trade dispute whose ripple effects have now spread to three continents. As a result, Mangelsdorf was forced to fork over an extra $140,000 to cover the tariffs the U.S. government placed on the panels he bought. Go to story #1