A few nights ago I was watching PBS. The program was about a newly created "white" coating that actually lowered the ambient temperature. Ordinary white paint absorbs some of the suns heat.
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KateOahu
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Oct 21, 2021
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Thanks for that artcle. Now if there could just be a coating, or paint, for cars that acted like a solar panel. Now the electricity to charge the elecric car batteries comes from some generating stations that emit polutatnts.
@MsKathleen If Tesla was alive, the idea would probably already be in place.
A while back I was reading a book about mitigation of climate change. The book mentioned a chemical that could turn all the blacktop roads and parking lots white to reflect the heat and keep the surface cool. I wonder why they don't use this to mitigate climate change. Is it the cost?
nicknotes
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Oct 21, 2021
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Good question; so I googled it;
@Robecology Yes it would be very helpful if we could paint every roof white. My own roof is very dark....it was this way when I bought the house. When I need a new roof I will get light shingles.
[treehugger.com] According to this article LA is turning some streets white
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