Thursday, April 24, 2003

More cool conferences I'll be speaking at EnvironDesign in Washington DC next week. [My full speaking schedule lives, more or less up to date, here.] And don't miss Planetworks in San Francisco in June: the relationship between global ecology and information technology. 9:35:00 PM    comment []  trackback []

Speaking of vine covered cities The first is taking place in Chicago at the end of May. There's lots going on up there! NY times piece on green roofs in Japan. Booming in Germany. Makes me all the more proud of our rooftop vegetable farm -- and eventually, rooftop solar greenhouse -- at Institute for Local Self-Reliance, just a stone's or tomato's or cucumber's throw from the White House back in the early 70s. Hey, we wuz even the Plowboy Interview! [I'm rifling the garage looking for embarrassing ancient photos.] 9:31:01 PM    comment []  trackback []

Quote of the day Or yesterday, or whenever. My dream is to put vines all over the buildings of New York. There are some real lwoofers out there -- towers of corrugated mud with big parking structures in front of them. Think how they'd look covered with nice vines. Bette Midler, park preservationist, in Organic Style magazine, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. 9:23:17 PM    comment []  trackback []