Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, Somehow, Can’t Find a Solar Installer (Help Him Out)

November 20th, 2011 by Stephen Lacey

In another tirade against solar, Bill O’Reilly recently said he couldn’t find anyone in Long Island to install a system on his house.

“There’s no where, no one,” explained O’Reilly. Gee, what a predicament.

Actually, as a quick Google search points out, there are more than a dozen companies installing solar electric and solar hot water systems around Long Island. And that’s not to mention the dozens of other solar companies working throughout New York State.

Unfortunately, if we can’t expect a major media figure like O’Reilly to do an easy Google search to find a solar company, how can we expect him to report fairly on the industry? As a recent compilation of Fox News clean energy coverage makes perfectly clear, the pundits railing against solar simply have no idea how the technology works. It’s time to fight back against this ignorance not by telling these pundits that solar works, but by actually showing them.

If you’re a solar company in New York, consider taking O’Reilly up on his offer and install solar on his house. If he’s serious about creating a “no spin zone,” maybe he’ll actually give the technology a fair shake.

This post was originally published on Climate Progress and has been republished with permission.

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About the Author

Stephen Lacey is an editor at Greentech Media. Formerly, he was a reporter/blogger for Climate Progress, where he wrote about clean energy policy, technologies, and finance. Before joining CP, he was an editor/producer with RenewableEnergyWorld.com. He received his B.A. in journalism from Franklin Pierce University.

Ash121681

There are over 40 solar PV contractors on Long Island. http://sunshineisfree.org/contractorselector.php?county=1&sortorder=0
- Anonymous
  
  Nice. Thanks for the link
  
  I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to find out
http://twitter.com/aligatorhardt Allen Gerhardt

ORiley is a professional liar. Don’t give him anything but shit.
Anonymous

The only thing he needs installed, is a muzzle on his mouth!
Anonymous

Help us out.

Don’t make us look at that dips**ts face on our screens.
- Anonymous
  
  Sorry