Greenest Cities in America
24 items ranked
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1.
Kansas City, MO
9 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
2.
Portland, Oregon
With 35 building Certified by the U.S. Green Building Counsel and the fact that over half of their power is drawn by renewable resources, there is no wonder why they are number 1 for greenest cities in America.
7 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
3.
Missoula, Montana
2 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
4.
Arcata, CA
Their waste disposal plant is an artificial wildlife sanctuary... nuff said.
2 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
5.
Washington, DC
Second-highest mass transit usage in the US, and a more extensive park system than other East Coast cities, including long-distance bike trails and a fully protected riverfront.
2 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
6.
Eugene, OR
With most their people riding bike, car pooling, and using public transportation they help with keeping exhausts out of the air. Plus the have found that they can use hydroelectric dams for their power supply.
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
7.
Denver. CO
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
8.
Athens-Clarke, GA
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
9.
Austin,TX
the city pays people to install solar panels
1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
10.
Boston, Mass
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison - 1 comment
Comments:
They have actually found a way to turn yard clippings into a renewable resource for power. That and having their residents doing all they can to recycle.
Added 15 years ago by arollison, 0 points
11.
Seatle, WA
Washington tends to the rainiest states in the United States. This is no surprise that they would make this list, but they also do their part in trying to help with stopping Global Warming.
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
12.
Springfield, IL
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
13.
Anchorage, Alaska
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
14.
Lexington, KY
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
15.
Santa Rosa, CA
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
16.
Norwalk, CA
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
17.
Salt Lake City, UT
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
18.
Newport News, VA
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
19.
Concord, CA
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
20.
Elizabeth, NJ
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
21.
Greensboro, NC
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
22.
Tulsa, OK
-1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
23.
Laredo, TX
-1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
24.
Berkeley, CA
In Berkeley people there usually use forms of Public Transportation, as well as getting their energy from renewable resources. They are working hard to GO GREEN and this is why they are in the top 5 of Greenest Cities.
-4 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
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