The William Jefferson Clinton Library in Little Rock, Ark., is getting a green roof.
Bill Clinton likes to brag about his presidential library being an eco-friendly building.
Now even the roof is going green.
Over the past two weeks, workers have been hoisting 90 species of plants and more than four truckloads of soil atop the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum to create a garden on an area surrounding Clinton’s penthouse apartment.
Instead of bare concrete, the glass and steel building will be topped with strawberries, ferns, switch grass, roses and other greenery.
“This is just an area he can come and relax in and just enjoy the view,” Clinton Foundation Facilities and Operations Director Debbie Shock said in a recent interview on the roof.
However, it’s not just for looks. That layer of soil and plants will provide insulation and capture rainwater that otherwise would just be wasted as runoff.
You can hear ‘Bill’ wax eloquent on the roof via the Stephanie Miller Show [mp3]. “You can lead a whore to culture but you can’t make her think.”
I’m a little confused, because looking for better images of Clinton’s green roof garden I ran across this image of a tornado threatening the Clinton Library.