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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: thundley4 on May 26, 2009, 08:37:56 PM
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LONDON(AFP) (AFP) – US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.
The Nobel laureate in physics called for a "new revolution" in energy generation to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
But he warned there was no silver bullet for tackling climate change, and said a range of measures should be introduced, including painting flat roofs white.
Making roads and roofs a paler colour could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years, Chu said.
It was a geo-engineering scheme that was "completely benign" and would keep buildings cooler and reduce energy use from air conditioning, as well as reflecting sunlight back away from the Earth.
Huh, WTF? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090526/pl_afp/climatewarmingusbritainchu)
I think they are just pulling ideas out of their asses now. Yes, a white building will absorb less heat in the summer and will require slightly less cooling, but that would be offset by needing more heat in the winter. Dumbasses.
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Making roads and roofs a paler colour could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years
How do I get a gig as one of the people that freakin' just makes sh*t up for the gov't??????????????
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How do I get a gig as one of the people that freakin' just makes sh*t up for the gov't??????????????
I think this idea may have originated in Califruitopia. IIRC, a month or two ago there was some idiot out there that wanted only light colored cars to be sold in Cali to limit the AC use in cars.
Side note: MythBusters did the gas mileage test running with AC and without AC, almost no difference.