A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Jun 7, 2025

“As global temperatures rise and heat waves grow more deadly, the roofs over our heads have become battlefields in a consequential climate war. It’s happening as the Trump administration and Congress move to derail measures designed to make appliances and buildings more energy efficient.”

#ClimateCrisis #CoolRoofs #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingCodes #UrbanHeatIslands #DarkRoofLobby #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/dark-roof-lobby-white-reflective-roofs-laws-lobbying-urban-heat-islands/

This obscure but powerful “dark roof” lobby may be making your city hotter

Reflective roofs can reduce energy bills and make urban areas livable. Roofing manufacturers have other priorities.

Mother Jones
Killer Rabbit 90Jun 1, 2025
How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/01/dark-roof-lobby #uspoli #Tennessee #RustyGrills #DarkRoofLobby #ClimateChange #ReflectiveRoofs #HeatRelatedDeaths
How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter

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

The Guardian