Fox News: US Solar Energy Investment Less Than Germany Because US Has Less Sun

Andy Prough writes "Apparently those wise folks at Fox have figured out America's reluctance to invest as much money in solar energy as Germany — the Germans simply have more sun! Well, as Will Oremus from Slate points out, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Solar Resource map comparison of the U.S. and Germany, nothing could be further from the truth — Germany receives as much sunlight as the least lit U.S. state — Alaska."

Comments

Problem?

[jayrulez]

Fox News

Re:Problem?

[realityimpaired]

To be fair, at 0800 UTC when they conducted their test, Germany was getting more sun than the US....

Re:Problem?

[Lord Lemur]

"Really, Fox News? Everything Fox News says is a lie. Even true things, once said on Fox News, become lies." - Lois Griffin

Re:Problem?

[Narcocide]

Only if you don't also count Comedy Central as a news network.

Re:Problem?

[shawnhcorey]

I think Fox News is the best comedy show in America. Stop picking on it.

Re:Problem?

[SuiteSisterMary]

Comedy Central: Best news channel that isn't a news channel.

Fox News: Best comedy channel that isn't a comedy channel.

Re:Problem?

[Anonymous Coward]

Not all tragedy is humor yet, though.

For example, the holocaust still isn't funny.

Some things just need more time in the oven.

Oh give them a break

[NoNonAlphaCharsHere]

It's the very first time Fox has said anything that's factually incorrect.

Those suntan flaunting Germans

[Anonymous Coward]

I am envious of the deep suntans that most Germans flaunt in my face.

Re:Anyone think Fox doesn't know this?

[Joce640k]

Their followers, however...will be outraged that the USA has less of something (anything!) than some other country.

Does anyone really know?

[Rob the Bold]

Sun comes up. Sun goes down. You can't explain that.

Re:Sun, vs sunlight

[tooyoung]

This is not meant to nickpick

I know "US getting less sun than US" means "US getting less sunlight than US", but I still feel a little bit queasy when people substitute the word "Sun" for "Sunlight"

Not to nitpick, but no one said "US getting less sun than US". I feel a bit queasy when people substitute the word "Germany" for "US".

Re:Anyone think Fox doesn't know this?

[daem0n1x]

Maybe they could spin it the other way saying that the US receive more darkness than any other country in the world! Take that, you German tree-hugging faggots!

Re:How Does Germany Beat Chinese Pricing?

[Anonymous Coward]

The only explanation is that China must get more sun than anyone else in the World.

Of course you dummy. China is in the east and the Sun rises in the east.
They get it before anyone else.

Re:Sun, vs sunlight

[N0Man74]

This is not meant to nickpick

I know "US getting less sun than US" means "US getting less sunlight than US", but I still feel a little bit queasy when people substitute the word "Sun" for "Sunlight"

Maybe that's just me ...

So, when people use the phrase, "fun in the sun", do you correct them with, "fun in the warmth and light of the Sun"? Do you tell people, "No, you are not getting some sun. You are receiving some sunlight!"

If only you had been around to prevent the Beatles from making fools of themselves by singing, "Here Comes the Sun", instead of, "Here Comes More Direct Sunlight".

Or maybe you are just a little too caught up in misplaced pedantry to notice the usage of the word "sun" has a common and accepted usage to denote the light or warmth of the sun.

Merriam-Webster.com: sun"