
This is from a couple of years ago but was news to me.
"Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy," managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but instead reflects the light of the sun."
http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/blogs/bill-nye-bood-in-texas-for