Today, school children in schools around the country recite the Earth Pledge as a complement to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Leslie Hoffman, executive director of Earth Pledge, said that once the green roof was established, her organization would measure energy savings as a result of reduced temperature fluctuations in and around the building.

He has long been involved in environmental protection campaigns and groups, including Earth Pledge, a nonprofit group he founded in 1991.

Farm Benefit A tasting on May 3 of Long Island wines will benefit Earth Pledge, for the preservation of Long Island farmland.

Environmental groups like Earth Pledge want the new code to include provisions that explicitly permit so-called green roofs, rooftops covered with dirt or vegetation that reduce a building's energy consumption by lowering cooling costs.

The event, called Windows on Long Island Wine, will benefit Earth Pledge, an organization that supports farmland preservation.

Eventually, the program may also include a pension plan, said Leslie Hoffman, executive director of Earth Pledge.

The classes will feature produce grown in Earth Pledge's rooftop garden.

Earth Pledge is planning a fall conference for government officials and others to draw up a plan for building more green roofs in New York City.

The roof is being planned in consultation with Earth Pledge, a nonprofit environmental organization.