…in cities where they have grass. That said it appears that many cities are considered “greener” than Phoenix, 31 cities to be exact. Sustainlane.com ^[1]has issued their 2008 rankings for sustainable cities and Phoenix did not score well. Out of the 50 most populous cities Phoenix was ranked 32nd.

There were 3 major categories: front-runners, hitting their stride, and trailing. In the first category, claiming the number 1 spot was Portland followed closely by San Francisco. Phoenix fell in the middle category due to the light rail project and water re-use. And the worst city on the list? Mesa, Az was ranked 50 out of 50. Pretty embarrassing.