How Green is Your City? Honolulu, Hawaii Ranks #1

How green is your city? Honolulu, Hawaii ranks number 1 in terms of air quality, but drops to number 15 in the overall ranking for cities according to the SustainLane 2006 report.

This is the nation's most complete report card on urban sustainability for the 50 largest cities in the United States. Using categories such as housing affordability, metro public transit, renewable energy, local food production and more, this information forms a picture of a city's ability to limit or intensify negative economic and environmental impacts of fossil fuel dependence.

The top 15 Green Cities are:

1. Portland, OR
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. Chicago, IL
5. Oakland, CA
6. New York, NY
7. Boston, MA
8. Philadelphia, PA
9. Denver, CO
10. Minneapolis, MN
11. Baltimore, MD
12. Washington, DC
13. Sacramento, CA
14. Austin, TX
15. Honolulu, HI
16. Milwaukee, WI
17. San Diego, CA
18. Kansas City, MO
19. Albuquerque, NM
20. Tucson, AZ

For more information and details on each city, and the complete list of the 50 top green cities in the USA, visit SustainLane.

Comments

[Opal: Vegan Momma]

Thanks for posting this!

I had no idea Maryland was on the list. I live in White Marsh, Maryland.

[DoubleBrush]

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