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Take one of the baby steps we will need for the environment and reduce the heating effects of urban 'heat islands'.

Created by S.B. on February 17, 2013

Convince Congress to pass a law which creates a tax on any non residential building that does not have at least 90% of the roof space either painted white OR at least 30% of the usable space on the roof used to host hot water heaters/solar electricity units OR at least 80% of the roof covered in green plants.

Let this be enforced by an annual tax based on the foundation's square footage of the building in question. And let this be a tax which is intended to be expensive for those buildings where painting the roof would be relatively simple and inexpensive; but not prohibitive and cruel for those buildings where painting the roof would be either impossible or highly expensive/destructive (i.e. iconic buildings or those with helicopter landing pads or those with rooftop patios).

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