To slow global warming, install white roofs

source: ENN | Sep 28, 08 | submitted by Pat Coate

Sacramento, California, USA - Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun's rays and lower the cost of air conditioning.

But now scientists say they have quantified a new benefit: slowing global warming.

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