April 23, 20232 yr Does Austin just show up to the family trying on and think “was I adopted?” https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/most-sustainable-cities/ Edited April 23, 20232 yr by closetohumping
April 23, 20232 yr Meh. There may be something to it, but when they cite the banning of plastic bags as a basis, are they considering the carbon footprint of the canvas bags? Comparing port cities of Miami, Houston, to Syracuse, New York also seems a bit spurious. Also the fuel station component shouldn't look just at the number of charging stations for autos, but the source and storage of the energy as well as the sourcing of materials. Lithium being mined in China is a far cry from the Lithium plant being set-up in Arkansas that is based on the non-potable water and uses the heat within the water as part of the energy source. Austin's transportation rank is 54, but Nashville is 150? Does waiting around in traffic not count?
April 23, 20232 yr Is San Francisco #1 because they're using homeless people's poop and needles for fuel? /surly contingent that irrationally hates SF Edited April 23, 20232 yr by mdmost
April 23, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, mdmost said: Is San Francisco #1 because they're using homeless people's poop and needles for fuel? /surly contingent that irrationally hates SF Fertilizer
April 23, 20232 yr Jesus -- Mesquite, Stinkadena, and Grand Prairie are a real murderer's row of shitholes at the very bottom of the rankings. Edited April 23, 20232 yr by Beau Vine
April 23, 20232 yr Sustainable is a good metric. It shows a cities efforts to enact change. But for actual current cleanest air cities right now. See below https://www.lung.org/research/sota/key-findings/cleanest-cities Listed alphabetically, the cleanest cities are: Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC Bangor, ME Greenville-Kinston-Washington, NC Lincoln-Beatrice, NE Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Urban Honolulu, HI Wilmington, NC Year-Round Particle Pollution Rank State County 1 California Kern 1 California Tulare 3 California Plumas 4 California Klamath 5 California Kings 6 California Fresno 7 California San Bernardino 8 California Riverside 9 Montana Lincoln 10 Alaska Fairbanks North Star 11 California Sutter 12 Oregon Jackson 12 California Los Angeles 12 California Madera 12 Arizona Pinal 12 California Stanislaus 17 Washington Okanogan 18 Indiana Marion 19 California Merced 20 California San Joaquin 20 Washington Yakima 22 Michigan Wayne 23 California Butte 24 Oregon Josephine 25 Pennsylvania Allegheny
April 23, 20232 yr Austin can’t even figure out how to not send the recycling to the landfill 80% of the time.
April 23, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, CooterBrown said: Austin can’t even figure out how to not send the recycling to the landfill 80% of the time. My wife loses her shit when I start putting "recycling" in our trash bin if our recycling bin is full. I've told her a dozen times that the vast majority of "recycled" materials end up in the landfill, but no, I'm going to hell. I mean, I'm probably going to hell anyway, but not for that.
April 23, 20232 yr Density and walkable cityscapes are a relatively good proxy for sustainability, in that per capita carbon emissions are lower, less water use from landscaping, etc. Seattle and Portland are not as dense as a NYC or SF but hydropower is so big in those states that it makes up some of the difference. Austin really should not even be that high. Sprawling Texas cities are, uh, not exactly embodiments of sustainability. Edited April 23, 20232 yr by gmr548
April 23, 20232 yr Always enjoyed the air in Colorado. I don't recall Ashville being better, but it could be because of the allergens.
April 23, 20232 yr Author 51 minutes ago, gmr548 said: Density and walkable cityscapes are a relatively good proxy for sustainability, in that per capita carbon emissions are lower, less water use from landscaping, etc. Seattle and Portland are not as dense as a NYC or SF but hydropower is so big in those states that it makes up some of the difference. Austin really should not even be that high. Sprawling Texas cities are, uh, not exactly embodiments of sustainability. Yea I’m questioning the methodology but sprawl and vehicle use is only part of the criteria
April 23, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: My wife loses her shit when I start putting "recycling" in our trash bin if our recycling bin is full. I've told her a dozen times that the vast majority of "recycled" materials end up in the landfill, but no, I'm going to hell. I mean, I'm probably going to hell anyway, but not for that. Problem solved
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