[OKC] What an opportunity -- white roofs

[Shauna Lawyer Struby]

My central OKC neighborhood is roof repair grand central due to the horrific
May 16 hail storm (do not want to relive that one like that anytime soon!). 

 

With all the roof replacement going on comes a huge opportunity to make a
difference in reducing energy consumption with white roofs. Please help
spread the word! We just had our adjustor here and roofer this week -- white
roofing materials are available! 

 


White
<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/white-roofs-figh-climate-change-chu
i.php>  Roofs to Sweep the World, Fight Climate Change


by Brian
<http://www.treehugger.com/author/brian-merchant-brooklyn-new-yo-1/>
Merchant, Brooklyn, New York 


Business  <http://www.treehugger.com/business_politics/> & Politics 

 

It's long been known that white
<http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/raise-white-roof.html>  roofs
reflect more heat back into space, reducing the amount of electricity used
for A/C and thus drastically cutting down on energy consumption. Some
estimates say they save
<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/lighter-roofs-save-billion-dollars-
annually.php>  billions of dollars annually. And they've just gotten their
most public, most official shout out yet--Secretary of Energy Stephen
<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/obama-green-team-stephen-chu-secret
ary-of-energy.php>  Chu has recommended that the world should try to have
"white roofs everywhere to help fight climate change"--remarks that were
carried in hundreds of news wires around the world.

 

More here :::
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/white-roofs-figh-climate-change-chui
.php 

 

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