It took 20 nobel prize winners...

[geeker2]

Whatever happen to acid rain?

[Smooth Operator]

Always wear light colors when I'm cruisin' the So Cal coast in the convertible.

[Antitrust32]

its not even debatable that black absorbs heat where as white reflects heat.

interesting proposal but dont know if there is any way to have all the people in the world paint their roof's white. and basically all the roads in the world would have to be re-done. would create a ton of jobs, would also cost a TON of money and doesnt seem possible really.

It doesnt really matter what the US does about climate change. It has to be a world wide change. Nothing that one country does is going to affect the world unless everyone goes along.

[Danzig]

i'm not painting my roof. i don't even know that it's possible. actually, i thought it sounded overly simplistic. but what do i know, i've never won a Nobel.

[dalakhani]

Farakhan called today and wants to know why the roofs have to be painted...white?????

[dalakhani]

Try the veal...we'll be here till thursday.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Try the veal...we'll be here till thursday.

a million comedians out of work.....

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm not painting my roof. i don't even know that it's possible. actually, i thought it sounded overly simplistic. but what do i know, i've never won a Nobel.

I don't know if you've ever re-roofed your house, but choice in roof color is influenced greatly by where you live - light colors often chosen in southern areas to reflect the heat and keep the attic cooler (thus the house), dark in the north (helps heat the house in winter, etc)

Most city roofs have flat, black, asphalted roofs. Trouble is, there's not a good substitute for black roofing asphalt. So another "thing" becoming very popular is roof gardens - even things like planting a whole acre of roof in short wildflowers. Stops the heat reflectivity of the black roofs. Keeps the building insulated all seasons. Helps with rain runoff/flooding locally, too

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

I don't know if you've ever re-roofed your house, but choice in roof color is influenced greatly by where you live - light colors often chosen in southern areas to reflect the heat and keep the attic cooler (thus the house), dark in the north (helps heat the house in winter, etc)

Most city roofs have flat, black, asphalted roofs. Trouble is, there's not a good substitute for black roofing asphalt. So another "thing" becoming very popular is roof gardens - even things like planting a whole acre of roof in short wildflowers. Stops the heat reflectivity of the black roofs. Keeps the building insulated all seasons. Helps with rain runoff/flooding locally, too

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.

[Riot]

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.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

It doesnt really matter what the US does about climate change. It has to be a world wide change. Nothing that one country does is going to affect the world unless everyone goes along.

Sure it does, because we are one of the biggest contributors. Nobody may care what Ruwanda does, but the US? Yes, as "the" industrialized nation, we matter.