At last night's epic City Council meeting there was a lot of talk about "green" buildings and green space. As far as I can tell, we're talking about two separate concepts here. "Green" buildings aren't green in color (or they don't have to be), instead they're supposed to be more sustainable. On the other hand, green space -- I think -- refers to grass, or wooded areas.

Given that distinction, I just want to point out that green space is not necessarily "green." For instance, the green space referred to as the south side rec. field is green in color, but is not really sustainable, as the lawn requires mowing, possibly some fertilizer, water for irrigation, and fence maintenance -- albeit less maintenance than a building will require.

Regardless, I think it's important that we all keep our "green" separate from our green.