Strange but True: Japanese Brewer Creates "Alternative" Heat-Beating Soil to Cover Your Roofs With

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With an eye to the growing market in eco-friendly gardening supplies, Suntory Ltd., a Japanese brewer no less, has developed an "alternative soil" - Pafcal - which can be used cover roofs and walls to reduce temperatures - by minimizing the "heat island" effect commonly associated with dense urban areas. The synthetic soil substitute weighs less than half as much as the real product and is made of


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