Thanks to a team of US scientists we have now learned that “dark surfaces absorb sunlight while bright surfaces reflect heat”. (“Clean up your snow to fight global warming, Canada urged”, The Ottawa Citizen, June 11). We found that out the hard way back in the seventies upon returning to the vehicle after a hot day at the beach but I suppose none of these scientists ever owned a VW Rabbit with chocolate brown vinyl seats. They now want us to clean up our snow so it is a little less dark and a bit more white so it’ll help the fight against global warming. Good plan! But why stop there? There are tons of things around us that could be a bit whiter. We could all drive white cars, and outlaw that orange Lamborghini. We could paint all of our houses white, including the roofs. The roads could be white with black lines. Purolater and FedEx would be fine, but UPS would be out of business. No more black tie dinners. From now on, it’ll be stritcly white tie affairs. Get the folks at the nurseries to cultivate a new hydbrid grass that is white, or at least one that is a lighter shade of green. Our zoos would only house albino animals. Blondes would be better for the environment than brunettes. Yay Sweden! And lastly, we could slap a label “eco friendly race” on all white people, and “carbon generator” on all darker skinned races. This global waming nonsense has been going on long enough. Let’s get back to common sense.