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Since hiring its first sustainability program manager in 2005, the city of Cleveland has worked to improve itself across the sustainable-spectrum. And the Rustbelt city has done a heck of a job, taking a giant leap up SustainLane's charts this year. Even if improved reporting is largely responsible for the gain, that's a sign Cleveland is taking its ecological health seriously. And speaking of health, Clevelanders should have ample opportunity to eat right, with 225 community gardens and 25 for-profit farms within the city limits... and more on the way, thanks to a new zoning classification for the Urban Garden District. Perhaps one of the most exciting developments is the city's participation in an effort to start an offshore wind farm on Lake Erie. If this project flies, it'll help Cleveland's energy utility to source 25 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. An even simpler step Cleveland could take? Offer residents curbside recycling.
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Philadelphia is happy to be in good company among the top ten cities, but our goal for the next ranking is to break into the top five and ultimately become number one. Our plan is to become a strategic consumer, manager and producer of energy. The City will use a growing demand for conservation to drive our workforce investments and guide our job training. We also want every Philadelphian to have equitable access to healthy environments. This would include, for example, every person having to walk no more than 10 minutes to purchase healthy food. It's important for Philadelphia’s citizens, corporations and government to partner together to meet our sustainability goal of becoming the greenest city in America. —Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia
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