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Top Green Cities in the World

October 14, 2009

What are the top green cities in the world?

According to Grist:

  1. Reykjavik, Iceland
  2. Portland, Oregon, U.S.
  3. Curitiba, Brazil
  4. Malmö, Sweden
  5. Vancouver, Canada
  6. Copenhagen, Denmark
  7. London, England
  8. San Francisco, California, U.S.
  9. Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
  10. Sydney, Australia
  11. Barcelona, Spain
  12. Bogotá, Colombia
  13. Bangkok, Thailand
  14. Kampala, Uganda
  15. Austin, Texas, U.S.

According to Treehugger:

  1. Portland, OR
  2. Freiburg, Germany
  3. Zermatt, Switzerland
  4. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  5. Austin, Texas, USA

Top Green Cities in the United States

According to Popular Science

  1. Portland, OR
  2. San Francisco, CA
  3. Boston, MA
  4. Oakland, CA
  5. Eugene, OR
  6. Cambridge, MA
  7. Berkeley, CA
  8. Seattle, WA
  9. Chicago, IL
  10. Austin, TX

National Resources Defense Council (large cities only)

  1. Seattle, WA
  2. San Francisco, CA
  3. Portland, OR
  4. Oakland, CA
  5. San Jose, CA
  6. Austin, TX
  7. Sacramento, CA
  8. Boston, MA
  9. Denver, CO
  10. Chicago, IL