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

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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

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[–] Arfman@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't get why there's a dark roof lobby. I would think they would make a range of light and dark coloured roof. It's not an exclusive product.

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[–] GongFuFlashSteep@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago

From the article they make it sound like even if the companies have light roof options that since they would see a drop in the EPDM demand they'd lose money. It's always crazy to me that it's cheaper for companies to lobby like this instead of pivoting the business. Lobbying is poison.

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