User blog comment:WeissSchneeFan/Politics, Religion and Grim Speculation/@comment-5482419-20130909084138

I don't buy into the caste thing either. Dividing cities into commercial and industrial zones is actually pretty common practice; workers likely commute to these workplaces just as we do. Also, "peace" can be a very relative term in global politics; just because your country hasn't been attacked for decades doesn't mean everything is hunky-dory.

I am on board with your theory on Dust. Not to turn RWBY into a tree-hugging fest, but there doseem to be parallels between Dust-mining businesses and energy corporations on Earth. Blake's comments on Schnee Dust Company certainly reinforce the notion.

Regarding Team CRDL, the teams seem to be named after colors; cardinal is a crimson-esque shade of red, whereas ruby is a more...rosy red. Juniper, in turn, would be a shade of blue (which as others have pointed out would make teams RWBY and JNPR a Red vs Blue reference).

Final note: the 'Setting' article of the wiki says the planet is called Vytal. Not quite as illustrious as Montopia, perhaps, but I thought you'd want to know.