Posted on 04/23/2015 2:25:27 AM PDT by SMGFan
Just in time for Earth Day, Jersey City has been rated the 10th greenest city in America, according to an online study.
NerdWallet.com, a financial research website that provides consumer-driven advice and analysis, compiled its list by examining the nation's 150 largest cities and evaluating them based on a number of criteria, including air quality index, housing density, energy sources and choice of transportation.
Jersey City rated favorably in public transportation, as 46 percent of commuters use public transportation to get to work. Only New York scored higher in this category, at 56 percent
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Maybe someone can correct me....but I thought Jersey City was high-crime and a fairly dangerous place to hang out (after dark). Frankly, you can be as green as you want....but if it’s not safe....then I’d be worried.
Well, the earth is more important than people. I'm not sure exactly why, though.
I’ll betcha’a it snowed yesterday in New Jersey ... in April ... on Earth day .....
The “armpit” of NJ?
I thought it was chocolate?
According to the study, for every 10,000 buildings in Jersey City, 2.7 are heated by solar power.
Wow, this green stuff is really catching on!
Agree, a waste of digits.
The best is Hialeah @ #15.
OMG. An online “study” by a site called NerdWallet is somehow news worthy??
Perhaps it’s due to the composting of all of the dead bodies in the streets?
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