Friday, August 8, 2008

Florida's greenest cities

The results are in! Country Home magazine just published a "green" ranking of the 379 metropolitan areas in the U.S. The order was calculated on data in several areas, including air and watershed quality, mass transit usage, power usage, farmers markets, organic producers, and number of green-certified buildings. Where do Florida's metro areas stand? Not as high as I would like, but here is how Florida's cities rank:

  • #44, Gainesville
  • #59, Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice
  • #61, Sebastion/Vero Beach
  • #88, Naples/Marco Island
  • #100, Port St.Lucie/Fort Pierce
  • #105, Cape Coral/Ft. Myers
  • #107, Panama City/Lynn Haven
  • #111, Tallahassee
  • #124, Punta Gorda
  • #143, Orlando Kissimmee
  • #146, Pensacola/Ferry Pass/Brent
  • #172, Miami/Miami Beach/Kendall
  • #173, West Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Boynton Beach
  • #177, Fort Walton Beach/Crestview-Destin
  • #189, Ocala
  • #204, Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater (we live here!)
  • #227, Deltona/Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach
  • #241, Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach/Deerfield
  • #252, Palm Bay/Melbourne/Titusville
  • #288, Jacksonville
  • #337, Lakeland

To see where your city ranks, check out the full listing.

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