The 8th - no, 7th - most sustainable city!
Mayor Nutter promised that Philadelphia will become "the greenest city in America." Yet periodically lists of such cities - the top 10, the top 15, even the top 20 - come out with Philadelphia nowhere to be found. Until now!
Earth to Philly has long pressed Mayor Nutter, both on this forum and in person, for more actions in more areas to back up the promise that Philadelphia will become "the greenest city in America." Yet periodically lists of such cities - the top 10, the top 15, even the top 20 - come out with Philadelphia nowhere to be found.
Maybe that's changing, as Grist just released a ranking that has Philadelphia at #8 - a far cry from the greenest city, but, as with our transit system, it indicates that "We're getting there."
But what's this? The #8 ranking is arbitrary because we're actually tied with #7 - which is... are you ready? New York!
We love taking on the Big Apple in sports contests and the like. Maybe with this rivalry as impetus Philadelphia can pull together and knock NYC out of the running as we climb to the top!
Maybe. Whatever happens, it's our prerogative to flip the tied ranking and say, We're number seven! We're number seven!