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goes back into space, it is not heating our at-
mosphere."
energy would be mostly absorbed, cause the
roof to warm up, and then radiate the heat
back at wave lengths that are absorbed by the
and global warming. "
"It's a true a ntagonist to g lobal warming,"
concludes Dr. McGuire.
the energy t hat's being beamed a t it t han
some other common painted carbon, alumi-
metals would be absorbing a lot of, or a fair
percentage of it, causing the metal to heat up
and become uncomfortable to the touch."