California environmental protection agency--
Normally I don't comment on what other states are doing, however, when I saw this article I could not resist.
in 2006, California adopted the California Global Warming Solutions Act, also known as AB 32. This law created a comprehensive, long term plan for California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Cool Paints was identified as an Early Action strategy... A cooler interior would make drivers less likely to activate the air conditioner, which increases carbon dioxide emissions.
Potential approaches include reformulation of paint to reflect near-infrared sunlight, parked car ventilation, and solar reflective window glazing. It is expected that cool paints, together with reflective glazing, will reduce the soak temperature of the typical vehicle parked in the sun by 5 to10 degrees celsius.
{Power point}
Of course the biggest offender of this greenhouse fiend, is the color black.
I guess that in California they never heard of just rolling down a window.
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Haven't you heard that the added wind resistance of a rolled down window negates the use of the A/C?
What get's me is that the California legislature can't balance their budget but they have time to dwell on this kind of B.S.
I wonder if they have considered how much it costs auto makers to cater to just one state?
This is California's way of flexing there muscle to cover up for their inability to manage their own state.
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