Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (An industrial park seems an unlikely location to find a native plant garden. 'It's mind-blowing,' says Jim Mumford, who ripped up his old roof and replaced it with something alive and verdant atop a small one-storey building that he's converted into a haven for wayward butterflies and pollinating plants.
Part of the recent trend towards erecting eco-friendly buildings, green roofs are popping up like mushrooms after a spring rain in metropolitan areas throughout the United States and Canada. They are perceived as one solution to soaring energy bills and the need for more green urban space among concrete canyons. ( Inter Press)
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