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Yeah, no kidding, Al. Perhaps because Hitler wasn’t a figment of your imagination? Perhaps because Hitler was a mass-murdering psychopath? Perhaps because a bit of ice melting, plus or minus, just isn’t as important as 6,000,000 Jews done to death?

Any way we can amend the US Constitution to declare that this incredible idiot never was a US Senator or Vice President? Do we have to admit for all time to come that we were stupid enough to be even partially taken in by this twit?

It’s [Allegedly] Time For Climate-Friendly Concrete Roads » INFRASTRUCTURIST

We’ll take the opportunity to pick sides a bit and say we prefer using concrete whenever possible. Yes, it’s bumpy and loud to drive on and the initial construction costs have historically been a lot higher. But it’s also light of shade — that is, it absorbs a lot less heat. New concrete has an albedo as high as 0.80 (meaning it reflects about 80 percent of the sun’s heat). New asphalt has an albedo as low as 0.05 (it absorbs 95 percent). That’s a *huge* difference — greater, in fact, than the difference between snow and seawater.

[For safety, in northern climates, maybe black roads are a good thing?]

...the deep black color of fresh sealcoat helps melt snow and ice off your asphalt when the sun is out.