http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090526/sc_...britainchu

Except he can't even get that right. We should have shiny roofs, b/c they reflect better across the entire spectrum, and that's only daytime summer. We should have black roofs for summer evenings, and reverse that, in northern climes, for winters. (although snow fall makes that less important).

Isn't the most common color for homes already white?

What is new here?

There's a loopy group out here that wants to ban dark colored cars because they get hotter than light colored cars and it takes the air conditioner longer to cool it down which equals more gas used. My car does not have a thermostat inside, the AC runs constantly at what ever setting I choose.

Oh, and the winters here can be quite cold which requires using the heater. Then there's the defroster which runs dry air (or your windows will fog) conditioned by....drum roll... the air conditioner!

(05-26-2009 05:22 PM)steer Wrote:  Isn't the most common color for homes already white?

What is new here?

Not for roofs. Most shingles are darker colors.

Worshiping Gaia produces stupid ideas

So is the gov't going to mail out checks to cover the drop in home values when they force people to paint their roofs an ugly white color?

(05-27-2009 11:39 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  So is the gov't going to mail out checks to cover the drop in home values when they force people to paint their roofs an ugly white color?

No they will just take possession of all homes that fail to comply. You are living in ObamaAmerica, are you not?