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!!!!

 
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7 Comments on Spokane Nationally Ranked!!

JUL
06
2008

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

 

3:03pm • #1

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.

3:38pm • #2

SNice post Casey,

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

11:24pm • #3
JUL
07
2008
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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...

10:30am • #4

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!

1:26pm • #5
AUG
08
2008

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.

2:16am • #6

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!!!

12:16pm • #7

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