Did you know that October is National Energy Awareness Month?
Me neither. But 74 percent of Americans today support efforts to protect the environment. So says personal-finance website WalletHub, which has conducted an “in-depth analysis” of 2016’s Greenest Cities in America.
Analysts compared the 100 largest cities across 20 key indicators of sustainability, ranging from “greenhouse-gas emissions per capita” to “number of smart-energy policies and initiatives.”
The La Hoihoi Ea festival in Thomas Square, July 30.
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Guess what? Honolulu is No. 2.
Here’s how we scored when it comes to “greenness” “
1st – greenhouse-gas emissions per capita
1st – percentage of green space
12th – percentage of commuters who drive
1st – number of farmers markets per capita
1st – median air quality index
21st – walk score
Greenest city? San Francisco.
Least-greenest city? Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Chad Blair is the Politics and Opinion Editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at cblair@civilbeat.org or follow him on Twitter at @chadblairCB.
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