Top 10 Green Cities

momof2boys · **Top 10 Green Cities**

Saw this and thought it might interest some of you

The Top 10 Greenest Cities - Yahoo! Real Estate

Kim · **Yay, Minnesota!**

Minneapolis is on there, which is about an hour or so away from us. I would have to give our small community a thumbs up too - we have curbside recycling and tons of parks!

LuvMySoldier · 09-30-2007, 08:18 PM

Okay, I'm going to have to admit that CHICAGO was NO WHERE NEAR the top 10 on a list of "greenest cities" in MY mind!! But I'm very happy to learn that it IS!! Here's what surprised me the most:

Chicago, Illinois
With open space, public transportation and a commitment to renewable and sustainable energy, Chicago has earned a spot on numerous (??) 'greenest city' lists. The city has 42 green-certified building projects, with more to come. All of the city's nine museums and the Art Institute of Chicago have been converted to run partially on solar power. (YAY!!) Close to one-third of all residents use public transportation to get to work. Among the city's energy goals, likely to be met, is buying 20 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources this year. City officials have voted to give tax incentives to homeowners who invest in Chicago's many historic homes and retrofit them with energy efficient heating and cooling systems, as well as water-saving plumbing. Water quality on the city's lakefront is rated as excellent by the Natural Resources Defense Council, a happy detail for all the swimmers, boaters and sun bathers along the shore in the summer. (Now THIS really shocked me!!) And you thought it was all about Oprah.