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While they did touch a couple contributing factors to a green city, this article has failed to evaluate many other factors that vital to protecting the environmental concerns. There is nothing in this article about water conservation, recycling, or pollution. Water is one of the quickest depleting natural resources, but does not get the attention that energy does. There are many cities out there that a promoting water recycling and gray water usage, which lowers the amount of water drawn from local water supplies and aquifers. These "local water" supplies are usually lakes and rivers that are vital parts to the local flora and fauna. Not only that, many cities are researching ways to prevent containments from entering the water supplies. This is done by tighter regulations on discharges, requiring business owners to manage their storm drains and keep them clean, and many other items. There is much more into a green city than what is between my comments and the topics of the article. I think calling the report "America's Greenest Cities" is really mis representative, as there is soooooooooo much more involved into a "Green City". If you applied the full spectrum of environmental impact and sustainability, this list would change a lot.