The 50 largest cities in the United States are at least thinking green, according to the 2008 SustainLane U.S. City Rankings released Monday.
The top five cities this year are Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and New York.
SustainLane ranks the cities in 16 different economic, environmental and clean-tech categories.
"The SustainLane U.S. City Rankings speak ... to the local leadership found across America and how mayors, city councils and their offices of sustainability are preparing their cities for resource deficits due to high gas and energy prices, rising food prices said James Elsen, the CEO of SustainLane Media, in a press release.
This year, SustainLane found trends that helped raise municipal scores across the board. One of the biggest is the general mainstreaming of the green movement. City Officials nationwide are considering the sustainability of their cities, appointing sustainability offices, creating climate change plans and mandating green municipalities.
The full report is available on the SustainLane website.
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