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<![CDATA[Can White Paint, Reflective Windows and Closed Doors Save the Planet?]]>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirsten-dirksen/can-white-paints-reflecti_b_226010.html
The fight against climate change has taken a rather low-tech turn lately.
- Obama's Energy Secretary Stephen Chu wants to fight climate change by whitewashing the world's roofs roads and pavements.
- California's air regulators are requiring automakers, beginning in 2012, to install sun-reflecting glass in the windows of new cars sold in the state to help cut cooling needs.
- And in New York City, council members passed legislation requiring businesses to close their doors when they have the AC running.
Could we paint the...
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