Growing a Greener World Green Roofs & Rooftop Gardens (2010– ) watch online HD

Considering that urban sprawl is wiping out much of the available green space in our cities, we only have to look up for solutions. Rooftop gardens offer numerous opportunities to replenish much of what has been destroyed. Today Joe and Patti visit Chicago's famous City Hall rooftop garden. Although a welcome respite among concrete and steel, rooftop gardens offer so much more and it is one of the best ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Joe and Commissioner McKenna discuss the benefits of the Chicago City Hall rooftop garden Air quality is positively affected Atop the eleven-story structure and amidst the 20,000 square foot garden, Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Commissioner, Department of the Environment for the City of Chicago discusses Mayor Daly's vision with Joe. Long concerned about the environment and inspired by a trip to Germany, Mayor Richard Daley championed an example he wanted emulated throughout the city. Although not an inexpensive undertaking the benefits are many.