'Green' Roofs Could Help Put Lid On Global Warming

ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2009) — "Green" roofs, those increasingly popular urban rooftops covered with plants, could help fight global warming, scientists in Michigan are reporting. The scientists found that replacing traditional roofing materials in an urban area the size of Detroit, with a population of about one-million, with green would be equivalent to eliminating a year's worth of carbon dioxide emitted by 10,000 mid-sized SUVs and trucks.
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I highly recommend reading this article. Another related article is in the May 2009 issue of National Geographic or at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/05/green-roofs/klinkenborg-text

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