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Originally Posted by Danzig
way back when, when i was in high school, i used to do construction work, including roofing. we just had ours redone last year, it's a lighter brown color. can't answer for everyone, but my roof color was based on the color of the brick exterior. my point was that i don't think you can paint shingles. 
we installed attic fans to help keep the attic a bit cooler, and help ventilate it. also had a top of the line heating/air unit installed when the compressor went tits up a few months back.
as for whether our country matters as far as helping with emissions....there are a lot of other countries who spew a lot more pollution than we do, since a lot of other countries can be as populated or moreso, without all the epa regulations that we face. i think as a country we're doing our part, but some others (cough, cough China, india, etc) may not be doing theirs. but they still point at us since we're such a popular target. |
Reading the article, they weren't talking about single family dwellings <g> (and this isn't "what 20 Nobel prizewinners" came up with, either, it's just what the US guy said)
You're right, we are light-years ahead of China on industrial emissions, but we don't do that much extra in the overall world scheme, really. We are not only a popular target, we are a valid target. We Americans are tied very tightly to our freedom to do whatever we want, consequences to others be damned.
But what other countries do doesn't matter to me. What we do, does.