THE VIEW THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH BASED ON SITING THERMOMETERS NEAR BLACK ASPHALT PAVING HAS BEEN THROWN UNDER THE BUS BY AN IRONY-CHALLENGED AUSTRALIAN COAL INDUSTRY FLACK :
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Obviously we outsiders have got it all wrong – the solution to Los Angeles’ horrendous social problems is taxpayer funded truck loads of white paint.
THOSE WITH VERY LONG MEMORIES MAY RECALL THAT SOLON THE LAWGIVER DIRECTED THE ATHENIANS TO BEAT THE HEAT BY PAINTING THE TOWN WHITE IN 594 BC
SOLON GOT IT RIGHT :
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONFIRMED THE CITY COOLING BENEFITS OF RAISING URBAN ALBEDO WITH WHITE ROOFS & PALE PAVING IN 2010
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LA Painting Streets White to Prevent Global Warming |
Los Angeles is spending $40,000 per mile painting asphalt streets white to try to prevent global warming.
By Travis Fedschun | Fox NewsCalifornia officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious — and cooler — summer.Officials in Los Angeles have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban “heat islands” and combat the effects of climate change.While each coasting could can last up to seven years, they are also pricey, with the estimated cost of $40,000 per mile, the L.A. Daily News reported.
Outsiders might be tempted to suggest that Los Angeles has more pressing problems than the color of their streets, such as soaring rates of homelessness, drug abuse, crime and financial distress for poor people.
THOSE WITH VERY LONG MEMORIES MAY RECALL THAT SOLON THE LAWGIVER DIRECTED THE ATHENIANS TO BEAT THE HEAT BY PAINTING THE TOWN WHITE IN 594 BC
SOLON GOT IT RIGHT :
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONFIRMED THE CITY COOLING BENEFITS OF RAISING URBAN ALBEDO WITH WHITE ROOFS & PALE PAVING IN 2010
