Another Small Step

Want another small idea that could help the planet? This one has even caught the eye of U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu: paint every roof and road white. Simple, right? Sure, it could look a little weird at first, but we'd get used to it quickly and Chu says it could be the equivalent of taking every car in the United States off the road for eleven years.

Wow! Eleven years. Just think of the advances we could make in that time. I'm all for white roofs and roads but how do I get my city to convert? Does anyone know of a community that is actually painting roads white?

My roof will need replacing sometime in the next five years and I'll definitely be looking into the white roof option. Stay tuned . . .