The Brookings Institution announced that Honolulu is the greenest city in the nation on thursday.
According to their report Honolulu Hawaii generates the least amount of carbon dioxide pollution among the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas.
The report says that Honolulu, Hawaii produced only about 1.36 metric tons of carbon emissions per person in 2005. Lexington, Kentucky the highest emitter on the list produced about 3.5 metric tons.
Emissions measured in the report were from transportation and buildings. Te report did not include commercial buildings, gasoline burned while vehicles are stuck in traffic, industry emissions or aircraft.
Emissions on the West Coast of the USA tend to be lower because the weather is more favorable and electricity and gas prices are higher.
When some survey ranks you as the greenest city in America, ya gotta feel a greater sense of urgency about reducing yer emissions, right?
Wrong! And that’s what’s tragic about the Brookings Institution study released Thursday: False satisfaction (via HNLadvertiser).
Why false? Because this study’s methodology was almost designed to make Honolulu look good. I mean, take the dirty thing we do the least– like heat and cool our homes– and make that the biggest factor. Of course, we’ll score well…