billvon 3,132 #1 February 9, 2013 No commentary required. ================== Popular Science Fox News Claims Germany Has More Solar Power Than U.S. Because It's Sunnier There Actually, Germany has significantly less sun--they're just putting their rays to better use. By Emily Elert 02.08.2013 In this segment of Fox & Friends, called "Pulling the Plug: The Dim Future of Solar Power," co-host Gretchen Carlson asked asked Fox Business reporter Shibani Joshi why Germany has been able to generate so much more solar power than the U.S. "What was Germany doing correctly?," Carlson asked. "Are they just a smaller country, have they make it more feasible--" "They're a smaller country," Joshi answered, "and they've got a lot of sun. Right? They've got a lot more sun than we do." ==================== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #2 February 9, 2013 From Slashdot: To be fair, at 0800 UTC when they conducted their test, Germany was getting more sun than the US.... From same source: Comedy Central: Best news channel that isn't a news channel. Fox News: Best comedy channel that isn't a comedy channel. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #3 February 9, 2013 Not surprised. Its Fox News. 1 step away from being the Onion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #4 February 9, 2013 Quote Not surprised. Its Fox News. 1 step away from being the Onion Really? One step? I didn't think it was that far. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #5 February 9, 2013 QuoteNot surprised. Its Fox News. 1 step away from being the Onion OK, but The Onion has a readership that knows the difference.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,473 #6 February 9, 2013 Hi Bill, This last week the radio (NPR) said that the majority of electricity generated in Spain was currently (no pun intended) coming from wind power. It is a changing world, JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #7 February 9, 2013 QuoteHi Bill, This last week the radio (NPR) said that the majority of electricity generated in Spain was currently (no pun intended) coming from wind power. Hello, Jerry. Do you mind if I clarify that? Here's the link to the transcript of that show: http://www.wbur.org/npr/171453574/spains-wind-energy-industry-breaks-record What the NPR interviewer said, in introducing the guest, was that "26 percent of Spain's electricity for the past 100 days has come from wind", and that "[t]heir [the wind farms'] electricity output has topped that of coal, nuclear and solar energy for the first time." Now, perhaps she should have used the word "or" instead of "and" before the phrase "solar energy"; but she did clearly say it was 26%, which, by context, I think was supposed to mean "more than any other single energy source". It could have been phrased a little more artfully. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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