Paint your roof white
Heat not reflecting back into space is part of what causes global warming. If we were to have roof's that were white instead of more traditional darker colors then we could in a small part help reduce the amount of heat that gets absorbed into the planet. I got this Idea after seeing Al Gore's Documentary. It is also believed that the ice shelves also reflect the sun's energy, but as they melt that the water absorbs more energy. So maybe we could hep by making our roofs white.
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I'm not sure if painting your
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:38 — AnonymousI'm not sure if painting your roof white makes sense because the paint would have an overall larger environmental impact than the light it would reflect. Think about the chemicals that go into paint, the process of what it takes to create those chemicals, transport them, apply them, and dispose of them in the form of paint. That's a lot of energy.
What might make more sense is to just utilize roofing material that's a lighter color.
Does anyone know of some good materials that are light colored?
If instead of painting you
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 20:00 — AnonymousIf instead of painting you mean to use a white roofing material, that might help in warmer parts of the globe but in most of the world, we also have to heat our homes in winter. A roof that doesn't absorb heat would cause me to use for fuel to heat my home, increasing the carbon footprint.
You can't win... We're all gonna die.
I think we need to rethink
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 19:29 — AnonymousI think we need to rethink the whole idea of what constitutes the material on everyones roof....can you say Solar!!!