December 2008
6 posts
Portland is....
Portland is America’s greenest city (2008 Popular Science)
Portland is ranked #1 in SustainLane’s 2008 US City rankings of sustainability
Portland has the highest per-capita concentration of hybrid vehicles.
Portland has highest per-capita concentration of LEED-certified projects and third most overall (2008 Business Facilities)
Car sharing (as in Zipcar) started in Portland
Portland is #1...
Oregon Governor Seeks Mandatory Efficiency Audits...
”Hopefully this program will serve as a model for the state and the country,” said Kendall Youngblood, a residential sector manager for the Energy Trust. “We’re designing it as an education piece for the homeowner, so they start to understand homes are associated with carbon emissions.”
- The New York Times