[OKC] RE: OKC Ranking

[Jan Rose]

FYI - Follow the link below to check out how Oklahoma City scored on this
very interesting study on "Environmental" quality by Earth Day Network.

 

Jan Rose

 




 

Earth Day Network Releases
2007 Urban Environment Report

Ranks 72 U.S. Cities, Also Spotlighting Populations at Risk
http://www.earthday.net/UER/report

 


WASHINGTON - Earth Day Network has released a new comprehensive
environmental report card that ranks 72 U.S. cities according to more than
200 environmental, health and quality of life indicators. The Urban
Environment Report also introduces for the first time a "Vulnerable
Population Index" (VPI) which factors in each city's susceptibility to an
expanded list of environmental challenges based on the percentage of its
population that is most at risk.

The 72 cities in the Urban Environment Report (UER) are the 50 largest
cities in the U.S., plus the largest cities in each state. Detroit, Miami,
Cleveland, El Paso and Houston rank lowest overall, based on the
environmental indicators. Conversely, Fargo (ND), Burlington, Portland (OR),
Colorado Springs and Sioux Falls (SD) rank highest overall.

"This study is the first of its kind, not only because of the sheer quantity
of environmental data analyzed, but also because it redefines the term
'environment' to include public health, poverty, education and other quality
of life issues," said Earth Day Network President Kathleen Rogers.
"Expanding the definition of environment is critical to the success of our
mission to broaden participation in the environmental movement."

The complete Urban Environment Report with methodology, interactive maps and
city-by-city data can be viewed at http://www.earthday.net/UER/report . The
new report evaluates these environmental and health indicators: Toxics and
Waste; Air Quality; Drinking and Surface Water; Quality of Life; Parks and
Recreation Opportunities; Human and Public Health; and Global Warming and
Climate Change.

Earth Day Network's Vulnerable Population Index (VPI) makes its debut this
year as a measurement of urban environmental quality. The VPI includes
statistics on those living below the poverty level, living without health
insurance, having deficient or unequal education, unemployment, and
disability status among others, using a broad range of publicly available
data.

For more information, contact Laurie Howell at Earth Day Network, 202
518-0044, Howell at earthday.net and Read Scott Martin at WIT Americas, LLC,
(202) 315-1118, http://www.witstrategy.com

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