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Spokane Nationally Ranked!!

There is an article in the latest Men's Health Magazine about a study done to distinguish what cities are the most environmentally conscious in the US. Guess what? Spokane made the list! The study covered a wide range of topics and after compiling a number of factors - gas consumption (Spokane ranked #1 in least amount of Gas wasted!), estimated miles per year, air quality (Spokane Ranked #4 in least amount of high Ozone days!), vehicle efficiency and stats on mass transit, the magazine named Seattle as the top city, Portland at # 3 and Spokane #8. The top 10 is as followed:

Most Environmentally conscious US Cities:
1. Seattle, WA
2. Burlington, VT
3. Portland, OR
4. Madison, WI
5. Fargo, ND
6. Rochester, NY
7. Minneapolis, MN
8. Spokane, WA
9. San Francisco, CA
10. Norfolk, VA

Furthermore In a separate study Spokane made the Top 40 in air quality ranking Spokane as the 39th Ranked "Breathe Easy" City.

WAY TO GO SPOKANE!!!!

Posted by Spokane Home Loan -- Casey Brischle -- Mortgage Professional on 06/25/2008 12:51 PM

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7 Comments on Spokane Nationally Ranked!!

Casey I heard this report the other day on the local Seattle news, I think we can be very proud of our environmentally minded folks here in Washington! YAY for Seattle and Spokane!!!! Cheers

07/06/2008 03:03 PM

by Teresa Berry (Dream Home Real Estate Inc)

What surprises me, is that I see Rochester, NY on that list... I used to live there. With Kodak in the area, it is one of the most polluted places on earth. You can actually map childhood brain cancers in the area, and they will come out in a ring around Kodak park... and the illegal "accidental" dumping that Kodak used to employ has placed a heavy toll on the Genesee River! ...but maybe things are changing.That was 10 years ago.

07/06/2008 03:38 PM

by Alex Mordas - Tallahassee EcoBroker® (Keller Williams)

Nice post Casey,

I think Spokane has a lot going for it and I'm hapy to live here.

07/06/2008 11:24 PM

by Spokane Real Estate - Ross Quintana (Team Quintana Real Estate - MJ McAdams Realty Lic#3015)

Casey~

Hi...I follwed your suggestion and checked out Men's Health...where I discovered the worst (out of 100 cities) for dirty air

71. Boston, MA D+

72. Indianapolis, IN D+

73. Memphis, TN D+

74. Phoenix, AZ D+

75. Newark, NJ D+

76. Los Angeles, CA D+

77. Las Vegas, NV D+

78. Riverside, CA D

79. Houston, TX D

80. St. Louis, MO D

81. Providence, RI D

82. Baltimore, MD D

83. Fort Worth, TX D-

84. Columbus, OH D-

85. Louisville, KY D-

86. Albuquerque, NM D-

87. Cincinnati, OH D-

88. Birmingham, AL D-

89. Charlotte, NC D-

90. Fresno, CA F

91. Atlanta, GA F

92. Grand Rapids, MI F

93. Arlington, TX F

94. Milwaukee, WI F

95. Wilmington, DE F

96. Sacramento, CA F

97. Bakersfield, CA F

98. Pittsburgh, PA F

99. Chicago, IL F

100. Detroit, MI F

THIS is fun...Give me some more interesting news...

07/07/2008 10:30 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Teresa - Absolutely! 3 main NW cities int he top 10 is awesome!

Alex - Sounds like the must have made some huge strides.

Ross - That makes 2 of us. Thanks for the feature on your Spokane Real Estate Group

JaneAnne - I will keep trying to find new Eco News. Thanks for stopping by!

07/07/2008 01:26 PM

by Spokane Home Loan -- Casey Brischle -- Mortgage Professional (Bank of Whitman)

SPOKANE'S ON THE MAP!

I love the 4 seasons we have here in Spokane the "Lilac City". This area is awesome for outdoor recreation with a abundant fresh water supply. Its nice to be surrounded by mountains and 76 lakes.

08/08/2008 02:16 AM

by Jeremy Bray - Spokane Wa Windermere Realtor (Windermere Cornerstone)

Jeremy - Thanks for stopping by! We do have it good don't we? If you like the outdoors and the 4 seasons, Spokane is a great place to live!!!

08/08/2008 12:16 PM

by Spokane Home Loan -- Casey Brischle -- Mortgage Professional (Bank of Whitman)