New Jersey next on the green roof leg. list? + Wikileaks clears up peak oil picture

More on the LEED AP lawsuit.

-Score one for those who say that oil reserves are overstated, Wikileaks confirms that and leaves me wondering what else is in those wikileaks. Oh yeah, and, what else is in those cables?

-Food czars, responsible for addressing obesity, hunger and food deserts, can now be found in five American cities. Am I the only one uncomfortable with the word "czar"?

The latest Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development will be out soon. "This issue’s papers offer a smorgasbord of views on food production in a wide range of urban environments" including features on cities including Detroit, Flint, Toronto, Vancouver, Havana and Lima!

-Meanwhile in Brazil, we've got kids leading the way in developing green technologies, including green roofs and rainwater harvesting.

-Last but not least, New Jersey's assembly Environment committee approved green and blue roof legislation. It has not yet been introduced in the Senate yet, but tap of the cap goes to NJ.

Hong Kong prison gets green roof

More and more it seems there are green projects which are laudable, but become lightning rods. Case in point, a green roof on a Hong Kong prison. This should be an absolutely fantastic thing...something you could never see in the USA. However, the wealth disparity and presence of "cage homes" in Hong Kong is unfathomable. Comments?

-North Vancouver's mayor appears to be a permablitz fan, food not lawns he cries! BC is also the home of a burgeoning movement to open a local food technology centre to help bring local products to market.

-Is Northeast Ohio in line to get their own Food Authority? Sustain-Lane ranks Cleveland as the second-best local food city in the USA! That, I did not.

-If you're looking for green roof information specific to the American Semi-Arid and Arid West, you're in luck!

-To wrap things up, school is in session. Today's topicagrarian urbanism.