In light of graduation and possible moving adventures, here is an interesting slideshow of the ‘Greenest Cities’ in the United States. You will see that they have categorized them by their:
- Residents that think and act eco-consciously
- Residents that are not eco-conscious
- Residents that recycle
- Average weekday trips on public transportation
- Homes with solar heating
You may be surprised to find that New York City is the ranked #1 by the ‘Daily Beast’. Although the statistics are not cited to anything but the Daily Beast, the media gallery is interesting view.
Another interesting media gallery is the Newsweek Articles for Earth Day in 1970. Thank goodness times have changed–this media gallery is unreal!
Hey Gillian!
For some reason, the link didn’t work. Here it is: http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2837/1/
Interesting slideshow, that’s for sure. Never would’ve thought NYC would be number 1, but they do utilize a lot of public transportation and it is quite the diverse city. I don’t think the average number of trips made is a good indicator because it depends on the population, so if they had done it as a percentage it would’ve made more sense.
The Newsweek articles reminded me of the films we watched in class. Very doomsday-ish and invoking fear among the general public. Glad that journalism has *slightly* improved since then. I did like the picture of the globe being cleaned, clever on their part.