Climate Change

153 readers

47 users here now

This is a no agenda less moderated variation of !climate@slrpnk.net. Moderation power is not abused and mods do not suppress ideas in order to control the narrative.

Obvious spam, uncivil posts and misinfo are not immune to intervention, but on-topic civil posts are certain to not be subject to censorship (unlike the excessive interventalism we see in the other climate community).

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

activistPnk@slrpnk.net

Sunshine@lemmy.ca

How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/climate_lm@slrpnk.net

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules

archived (Wayback Machine)

top 2 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

They could start making lighter roof tiles, but retooling might incur costs and fail to maximise shareholder value, so destroying the planet it has to be

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Asphalt shingles will not stop being up to code until we start building things to last longer than 30 years.

They’re cheap roofs because we have cheap buildings that aren’t worth protecting