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Obama Team Pushes for White Rooftops to Fight Global Warming
CBS News ^ | May 28, 2009

Posted on 05/28/2009 11:14:39 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

"If you look at all the buildings and make all the roofs white, and if you make the pavement a more concrete type of color rather than a black type of color, and you do this uniformly, it's the equivalent of reducing the carbon emissions due to all the cars in the world by 11 years."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.tv ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bhodoe; bhoenvironment; chu; envirowhackos
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1 posted on 05/28/2009 11:14:39 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Uhhhh... how reflective are they once they get dirty?


2 posted on 05/28/2009 11:15:42 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Leftist moonbats should set the example by painting the top of their heads bright white.


3 posted on 05/28/2009 11:16:10 AM PDT by webschooner
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I suppose it would be too much to ask for peer-reviewed research proving the thermal efficacy of white-washed roofs.

Only opponents of the AGW hoax are required to have peer-reviewed documentation.

True-believers are exempt from this formality.

4 posted on 05/28/2009 11:17:33 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: webschooner

Yeah, and shouldn’t the Messiah stop riding around in a black limo, followed by a fleet of other black limos and SUVs?


5 posted on 05/28/2009 11:19:23 AM PDT by freespirited (Is this a nation of laws or a nation of Democrats? -- Charles Krauthammer)
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We’ll have to turn the heat up in the winter.

Maybe we’ll have to paint the roofs white in the summer, and black in the winter.


6 posted on 05/28/2009 11:20:51 AM PDT by CharlotteVRWC
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Ruled by liberal (communist) pansies who haven’t a clue about economics, security, education or anything, but they want control of it all!


7 posted on 05/28/2009 11:21:09 AM PDT by IbJensen (If Catholics voted based upon the teachings of the church, there would be no abortion and no Obomba.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

THAT’S RACIST!!!


8 posted on 05/28/2009 11:21:56 AM PDT by Longdriver
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To: Free ThinkerNY

White!!! How racist!!!


9 posted on 05/28/2009 11:22:32 AM PDT by dragonblustar ("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"White Roofs Only?"
10 posted on 05/28/2009 11:23:49 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Life, Liberty and the Department of Happiness)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

AAC = Anthropogenic Albedo Crisis -—> snowball earth -—> we’re all gonna die!!!


11 posted on 05/28/2009 11:26:35 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Nepolean fries the idea powder)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I have a white roof and a mess of trees. What do I get?


12 posted on 05/28/2009 11:28:45 AM PDT by CPOSharky (Zero: I don't care about the country as long as I'm in charge. Forever.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Let me see...in the winter, when energy costs are the highest, wouldn’t we want a dark roof to capture all the heat from any sun possible????


13 posted on 05/28/2009 11:30:02 AM PDT by freedompursuit
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To: webschooner
Leftist moonbats should set the example by painting the top of their heads bright white.

It would be easier to identify them at a distance

14 posted on 05/28/2009 11:31:14 AM PDT by DYngbld (I have read the back of the Book and we WIN!!!!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well, it’d be better than Cap-n-Trade!

Plus, it’d be a lot cheaper and easier to recover from if in 10 years if we’re shovelin’ snow in San Diego...

OK everyone! Paint your roofs black!

LOL.

It’s better to let the Earth regulate its own temperature.

You know how good the government is at managing things... Just wait until they are managing the weather!

LOL.


15 posted on 05/28/2009 11:33:24 AM PDT by Miykayl
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To: Free ThinkerNY

White roofs in Bermuda. The roofs are made from limestone and are built specifically to catch rainwater which is then used for drinking water.

16 posted on 05/28/2009 11:33:53 AM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The lefties who live in historic districts aren’t going to like this too much. Ruins the aesthetics, don’t ya’ know.


17 posted on 05/28/2009 11:38:57 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Black roof tops absorb radiation from the sun and help heat homes in the winter.
18 posted on 05/28/2009 11:39:30 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This reminds me of Jimmy Carter telling people to wear sweaters due to energy shortages.


19 posted on 05/28/2009 11:43:10 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: freedompursuit
Let me see...in the winter, when energy costs are the highest, wouldn’t we want a dark roof to capture all the heat from any sun possible????

Well, then you're gonna have to repaint each spring and fall...AND THAT'S AN ORDER!

20 posted on 05/28/2009 11:43:14 AM PDT by houeto (Defang the FEDGOV. Repeal the 17th!)
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