GCCA press releases
Cool Surfaces Knowledge Base Added to GCCA Toolkit
June 12, 2012
GCCA Launches Cool Roofs and Pavements Toolkit
January 12, 2012
GCCA Urges Cities to Install Cool Roofs and Pavements to Combat Future Heat Waves
July 20, 2011
GCCA Formally Launches with the Hiring of its first Executive Director, Kurt Shickman
May 24, 2011
In the News
White Trumps Black in Urban Cool Contest
The New York Times, March 9, 2012
Bright is the New Black
Climate Progress, March 8, 2012
Dow Encourages Weatherization Through “Retrofit Philly”
Alliance to Save Energy, March 2, 2012
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Why we should all paint our roofs white
CNN World, December 8, 2011
White Roofs Cool Cities More Than Trees
The Atlantic Cities, November 21, 2011
UCLA Law School Calls for Cool Roofs in Los Angeles
UCLA Press Release, October, 26 2011
“Green Asphalt” Layers Cool Surface on School Lot
CNET News, January 18, 2011
Washington, D.C., The U.S. Department of Energy’s Headquarters Makes the Switch to a White Roof
U.S. Department of Energy, December 14, 2010
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10 Cool Ways to Whack Your Utility Bill
Fox Business, September 29, 2010
Going Green by Going White
Huffington Post, September 21, 2010
White roofs cool energy bills
Washington Post, September 18, 2010
For Borough Mayor, White Roofs are a No-Brainer: Rosemont La Petite-Patrie Proposing Bylaw to Require Cool Roofs on Commercial Buildings Montreal Gazette, September 3, 2010
Cool Roofs Lead to Cooler Cities
Energy.gov Blog July 23, 2011
video of remarks by Energy Secretary Steven Chu
In a Climate Quest, the Roof as White Knight
The New York Times, July 21, 2010
The Paint Pack: Paint the Town White with Akomplice and Conveyor Fred Segal to Stave Off Global Warming
Coolhunting 2010, June 29, 2010
The Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, Mandates the Installation of Cool Roofs on Department of Energy Buildings
Steven Chu, Department of Energy, June 1, 2010
Philadelphia Adopts Cool-Roof Law
Builder 2010, May 20, 2010
City Leaders Launch “NYC Cool Roofs Program”
NY1, May 11, 2010
Columbia Study finds Con Edison’s “Cool Roofs” Save Energy, Help the Environment
Marketwire, May 3, 2010
Save Money on Home Energy Costs with Easy Upgrades
Market Watch, April 1, 2010
Pinnacle – White Roofs Cool the World
Spray Foam, March 30, 2010
Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses
Scientific American, March 26, 2010
Cool Roof Coating: Mechanism Kept Under Wraps
Science News, March 21, 2010
Painting Roofs White Could Cool Cities – Study
Reuters, January 28, 2010
White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters
The New York Times, July 29, 2009
Steven Chu: White Roofs to Fight Global Warming
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2009
Bloomberg Hypes Energy-Efficient Rooftop Painting
New York Post, September 24, 2009
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Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Cool Roofs Protect the Environment and Save Money
The Huffington Post, May 29, 2009
Energy Secretary Chu: Paint Roofs White to Fight Global Warming
Climate Progress, May 27, 2009
Secretary of Energy [Professor] Steven Chu: paint the world white to fight global warming
Timesonline.co.uk, May 27, 2009
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Cool Roofs Could Save Money, Save The Planet
KGO-TV, March 3, 2009
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Hashem Akbari’s Cool Anti-Global-Warming Plan
San Francisco Chronicle, February 20, 2009
Hashem Akbari Speaks to BBC Radio World Service About Global Cooling
BBC Radio World Service, January 1, 2009
In New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has launched the 
