SustainLane 2006 US City Sustainability Ranking
Who's talking about the US City Rankings?
Media
Print, broadcast and internet media
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"Clinton Gives Cities Green to ‘Go Green’"
By Sara Kugler/APMay 17, 2007CBS News
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"16 Cities to Go Green under Clinton Plan"
May 17, 2007China Daily
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"16 Cities to Get Financing to ‘Go Green’"
May 17, 2007Boston Globe
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"Forecast Earth"
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"California Leads Green Rush"
by Andrea QuongApril 17, 2007Red Herring
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"Groundbreaking Green Home Tax Breaks"
by Matt WoolseyMarch 7, 2007Forbes.com
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"Americans Head Out Beyond the Exurbs"
By Ford Fessenden, Staff ReporterMay 7, 2006New York Times
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"We Will Bury You, in Debt"
By Clyde Haberman, New York Times ColumnistMarch 24, 2006New York Times
Events
Speaking engagements by Warren Karlenzig, Chief Strategy Officer of SustainLane and director of the US City Rankings.
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October 2007Seattle CenterSustainLane will appear at Sustainable Cascadia, a bioregional sustainable development conference for the Portland-Seattle-Vancouver region.
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June 2007University of California at BerkeleyWarren Karlenzig moderated a panel on sustainable cities for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.
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May 2007LOHAS 11 ForumFor the keynote panel on sustainable cities, Warren Karlenzig moderated a discussion featuring Karen Hobbs, First Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Dept of Environment; Amy Stork, City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development; and Tom Leary, Department of Public Works, Long Beach.
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May 2007The Weather Channel: Forecast EarthWarren Karlenzig and our book How Green is Your City? were featured on The Weather Channel with a focus on Chicago as the largest green city.
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May 2007Commonwealth ClubA panel on green cities with Jared Blumenthal, Director, San Francisco Dept of the Environment and Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights; moderated by Warren Karlenzig.
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April 2007Chicago Green FestivalWarren Karlenzig moderated a panel with the City of Chicago and Chicago city sustainability leaders.
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June 2006Portland Memorial StadiumSustainLane CEO James Elsen presented a trophy to Portland Mayor Tom Potter at the Rose Festival Parade, for Portland's #1 performance in SustainLane's City Sustainability Rankings.
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June 2006National TV: CNN Weekend Morning ShowWarren Karlenzig was interviewed live on CNN to discuss the SustainLane US City Rankings. 9a.m. ET.
Mayors on the Rankings
US city mayors discuss the US City Rankings
Academics and Authors
The US City Rankings has been taught at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University. It has also been cited in academic papers and numerous articles across the country. Thought leaders in urban development, resource management, sustainability, and green business have praised the study for providing a vivid big-picture built upon solid research.
"The SustainLane US City Rankings is the first systematic report card measuring city quality of life combined with resource impacts."
Paul Hawken, author of Ecology of Commerce and Blessed Unrest
"This is a must read for city officials and citizens"
Professor Susan M. Wachter, University of Pennsylvania
"....[goes] a long way in terms of helping the nation understand what constitutes a better and more sustainable urban environment."
The Washington Post
"....destined to play a critical role in leading local governments to help their economies and communities survive and thrive in uncertain times."
Joel Makower, founder of GreenBiz.com
Sponsorship for 2008
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2008 US City Rankings, please contact us.
Christine Volden
Vice President, Sales
SustainLane
sales@sustainlane.com
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