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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox 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
Solar panels work almost as well with a cloud cover as they do with full sun.
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#8
redwitch
(14,944 posts)1. Stupid really SHOULD be painful.
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)2. Is being an idiot a job requirement at FOX?
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)3. wish the stupid would burn
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)5. If it did then FOX "News" could power a turbine.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)4. Good! Stay out of Florida you ignorant FUX's! n/t
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)6. I just moved to Vegas...
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)7. God, they're full of crap. nt
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)8. Solar panels work almost as well with a cloud cover as they do with full sun.
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.
pansypoo53219
(20,980 posts)9. i heard hazy is best for effeciency.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)10. They downgrade solar and NEVER mention geothermal...
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.