Let's add biodegradable plastic to the foam others are researching to make the foam last months.
Just an idea. I thought of reflective foam and see others are already researching it. chemistryworld.com
I'd like my roof to reflect more sunlight in the summer and late spring but I believe homeowners association would be against a white roof.
If it works, al gore likely never thought of it. Most of the global warming people are all about taxing us instead of thinking of solutions in my opinion or limiting our economic growth. I bet some might think this would only mitigate global warming a little. If you reflect enough sunlight, it could reverse global warming in my opinion. I would love to have a cool summer.
In only a few billion years, it will get so hot, the oceans will boil away unless we come up with some long term solutions. Moving the planet further away from the sun I didn't think was feasible at the time. Of course not many care about something a billion years away.
Will there still be strip clubs 1000 years from now? Probably not. Sex bots might look and act like the real thing.
Yes
Noooooooooooo I like it hot !!!
The things cops in south Carolina will do just to shut down strip clubs
An equally large threat to the oceans raising in temperature is their acidification (assuming you believe the evidence).
I wonder though if reflecting the energy back up (white roofs, et al.) would cause it just be be reflected back down again via green house gases? It might create an interesting energy loop or energy tank that could have an affect on storm production. Though you'd need a hell of a lot of energy since the world is a big system. Though we once made the same argument that the oceans are "too big" therefore it was (humanly) impossible to pollute them or over-fish them due to sheer size, lol!
Sharkhunter, the libertarian in me says you and me should try the white roof idea and so if we can convince others to do the same and observe the result. It could be interesting.
I'd need to flip a switch because I want a dark roof when it's cold outside. Actually if tesla succeeds in making inexpensive shingles for homes that generate power too, then I'll just use that power to cool my house.
Foam, fake snow, etc, if it holds dirt, the albedo effect could go the other way when whatever gets covered in dirt. If solar shingles absorb sunlight instead of transmitting heat to your attic, problem solved. If they could add some extra energy capture for temperature changes, maybe more energy for your house.
If I could spray fake snow all over my house and yard, I bet it wold cool it down. I don't think anyone invented fake snow that doesn't melt right away for summer time use. It might actually be easier to create white clouds over a larger area but then you're talking weather modification which might alarm some people. I think governments have experimented with that for decades.
Sounds like something Al Gore came up with