Pottstown Shade Tree Program
"Downtown Pottstown is mostly asphalt and rooftops. There’s not much green, even in the summer. As a result, cities and towns like Pottstown are often much hotter than the surrounding suburbs.
Hot roofs and pavements, baked by the sun, warm the air blowing over them. The resulting urban "heat island" causes discomfort, hikes air conditioning bills, and accelerates air pollution.
A study by four energy experts, reported in the MIT Technology Review, concluded that the two least expensive and most effective methods to reduce energy consumption in cities and towns are:
Use lighter colored roofs and pavement.
Plant lots of trees."
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Authors
Tom Hylton
Tom Hylton
Date Published
2006
2006
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Pennsylvania
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Keywords
Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, ~SCC, ~SCC, Shade tree, Shade tree
Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, ~SCC, ~SCC, Shade tree, Shade tree
