White roofs and income inequality

PSM reader Christopher Sawyer riffed on my post about urban trees and income inequality by looking at the distribution of white rooftops (they reflect summer heat, cutting cooling costs) versus traditional black roofs. Whaddaya know, there’s a relationship there, too.

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