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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:19 PM Feb 2013

Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany


Thanks to Fox News and its expert commentators, millions of Americans now understand the real, hidden reason why Germany's solar-energy industry is so much further along than ours. Turns out it has nothing to do with the fact that Germany's government has long supported the industry far more generously, with policies like feed-in tariffs that stimulate investment in green technologies. No, the real reason is much simpler, explained a trio of journalists on Fox & Friends: It's always sunny in Germany!


http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html


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Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 OP
Stupid really SHOULD be painful. redwitch Feb 2013 #1
Is being an idiot a job requirement at FOX? appleannie1 Feb 2013 #2
wish the stupid would burn dlwickham Feb 2013 #3
If it did then FOX "News" could power a turbine. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #5
Good! Stay out of Florida you ignorant FUX's! n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #4
I just moved to Vegas... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #6
God, they're full of crap. nt octoberlib Feb 2013 #7
Solar panels work almost as well with a cloud cover as they do with full sun. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #8
i heard hazy is best for effeciency. pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #9
They downgrade solar and NEVER mention geothermal... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #10
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
8. Solar panels work almost as well with a cloud cover as they do with full sun.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 02:42 PM
Feb 2013

They are somewhat less efficient, but I think the angle the sun's rays hit the panel is far more important than whether or not clouds are present.

This nonsense that solar only works with full sun is just, well, NONSENSE.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
10. They downgrade solar and NEVER mention geothermal...
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 02:48 PM
Feb 2013

And we are sitting on a planet with a molten core and a very thin crust.

We also have companies that brag about how deep they can drill.

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