green roofs
I feel our urban area are in dire need of Green Gareden roofs. greenery on the roofs would allow respite for city warey souls as well as provide food as well as save energy costs and in sufficient numbers will counteract globalwarming as it will decrese the albedo of black rooftops... thoughts comments questions..
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Window boxes where people could grow fresh vegetables would also be a tremendous help. It's a small start but it is a start especially for those who cannot afford fresh foods. Every window should have a small food/flower garden. If each person were responsible for just a small part of their own food that would be a tremendous load off our planet not only by way of vertical space, but by total number of people to feed.
A neighborhood co-op where food is shared could be planted on rooftops or in neighborhood gardens that teach children cooperation, good eating habits, and work ethics from a young age. It also assures that the residents of each building garden get to know each other, help each other, and therefore become a more close nit "community" in their own right.
Sloping roofs would give the structure more help with cooling if it was just grass babelfish. Depending on the slop you could still have a garden there. The outer walls could also hold a vertical garden.
Fruit trees or berry shrubs could be planted along bike trails instead of letting them grow wild or planting for beauty alone. There are so many options if we just stop to think about it and each other.
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by 000001041, in Environment, for *Global on January 5, 2012, 9:19 pm 17 votes |72 views
While "talking" about global warming all the time and how we can reduce harmful emissions why don't we plant more trees. It's not that hard. There's plenty of space for them and they cool the atmosphere. Seems to me the planet is feeling the pinch because we chopped down too many native forests (ok I hear you ... apart from other issues) . Not only will it cool the planet but it will also provide more shelter for our wildlife.
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