Calgary the top Eco-City on the Planet

[Locke]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

I believe I said stinkhole. I stand by that.

It could be considered a sinkhole of talent and all things good with the world...

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Locke

It could be considered a sinkhole of talent and all things good with the world...

Talent? What talent?

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Jake

I'm suprised about Honolulu. Most of the waste is just dumped into the ocean and the recycling program sucks (it only accepts plastics up to "2").

Hell, Ottawa is third and sewage regularly gets dumped in the Ottawa River.

[flamesdyehard]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Which is funny since it doesn't seem to affect Vancouver that much. Obviously Calgary gets cold, but that constant sun and blue sky definitely make up for it.....while the mild, but wet and cloudy weather, is probably the number one reason people stay away from coastal B.C.

I completely agree that I would rather have the sun and dry cold rather than Vancouver's weather, but I think in these ranking Vancouver has a much more desirable climate due to the significantly higher average temperature over the course of the year.

Let's face it, Calgary weather although having many redeeming qualities is one of the drawbacks of living here according to most people. In general, Canadians deal with a lot of uncomfortable weather. We do not get the disasterous weather (for the most part) but we do struggle through a climate that most human being know no part of. This explains our very low population compared to our land mass.

[zuluking]

Awesome. Houston North comes in as top eco-city!!! YEAH!!

[The Yen Man]

I will fully admit that Calgary weather does suck a lot compared to many other climates that are warmer. But there are plenty of brightsides compared to more tropical weather. For one, we are not suseptible to many natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunami's, floods, drought, etc). The only one I can really think of is tornadoes, and that's a rare occurance as well.

Another big plus for me is that, with colder weather, we don't get many of those gross bugs and crazy poisonous reptiles and amphibians that warmer climates get.

[puckluck]

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alber.../14104736.html

Its spring foliage may arrive late and oil companies abound but Calgary’s the greenest city on the planet, according to a global business adviser’s study.

This has to be a really late April fools joke.

[Pinner]

Vancouver ranked fourth in Mercer's 2010 Quality of Living Survey, making it the top-rated city in North America.
Vancouver placed fourth overall for the second consecutive year, tying with Auckland, New Zealand. Only Vienna, Austria, Zurich, Switzerland and Geneva, Switzerland ranked higher in the survey that measures quality of life.

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...ritishColumbia

[blackgold]

Calgary introduced curbside recycling 20 years after most other large Canadian cities.

That was shocking to me.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by blackgold

Calgary introduced curbside recycling 20 years after most other large Canadian cities.

That was shocking to me.

And put it in with a ten-year moratorium on public recycling for apartments.



Anyways... I could have sworn there was already a thread on this somewhere...

Oh right, here it is!

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=91328

[FanIn80]

Didn't we rank #1 in this last year, too?

Edit: Whoops, we were #1 in 2007.

[Canuck-Hater]

A green study from a global business advisor? Im no scientist but usually a business study would be about business and not the environment. Kudos I guess.

[starseed]

This from having been the 5th worst city in terms of carbon emissions just last month!

And you idiots want to GET RID of Bronco??? Do you know anyone that can see a city rank as one of the worst eco-cities on the planet, only to right the ship and make them #1 in mere weeks?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...emissions.html

[Thor]

Shocked Reykjavik isn't listed as top city, its generally known for it in Europe thanks to its green buses, geothermal sourced power grid, excellent water, etc..

Probably considered too small maybe to hit that list.

Anyhow YAY Calgary!

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by flamesdyehard

Vancouver has a much more desirable climate due to the significantly higher average temperature over the course of the year.

Here is the thing about Calgary and Vancouver. Temperature means squat. I have lived in both cities. A temperature of 5C in Calgary in winter, is usually a nice day. A temperature in Vancouver of 5C in the winter is a cold day. Does that make sense? Because Calgary experiences a wider range of temperatures, when we reach the same temperature in the winter as Vancouver, I would rather be here than Vancouver. It would "feel" warmer. Moisture in the air also plays a role. So next time you check the weather and you see Calgary at -10 and Vancouver at 5 and say you would rather be in Vancouver, it isn't true. I noticed that the weather is very similar in "feel". Lowest temperature i experienced in Vancouver was -8 and that was frigging freezing.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Here is the thing about Calgary and Vancouver. Temperature means squat. I have lived in both cities. A temperature of 5C in Calgary in winter, is usually a nice day. A temperature in Vancouver of 5C in the winter is a cold day. Does that make sense? Because Calgary experiences a wider range of temperatures, when we reach the same temperature in the winter as Vancouver, I would rather be here than Vancouver. It would "feel" warmer. Moisture in the air also plays a role. So next time you check the weather and you see Calgary at -10 and Vancouver at 5 and say you would rather be in Vancouver, it isn't true. I noticed that the weather is very similar in "feel". Lowest temperature i experienced in Vancouver was -8 and that was frigging freezing.

I think humidity plays the biggest part. Which is why I would take a -30 Calgary day over a -20 East Coast day every single time. People don't realize how that humidity cuts to the bone no matter what you're wearing, and when you combine it with some wind, it's just awful. Calgary winter's are cold, but hell, half the time it's blue skies and sun, along with that dry air to help you out.

Now length of the winter season, that's a whole other conversation....

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I think humidity plays the biggest part. Which is why I would take a -30 Calgary day over a -20 East Coast day every single time. People don't realize how that humidity cuts to the bone no matter what you're wearing, and when you combine it with some wind, it's just awful. Calgary winter's are cold, but hell, half the time it's blue skies and sun, along with that dry air to help you out.

Now length of the winter season, that's a whole other conversation....

Yes it is humidity...but the length of the rainy season in Vancouver is 10 months....Since New Years Day the weather in Calgary has been pretty good for Calgary...not a lot of real prolonged cold snaps this year. Whenever it gets cold in Calgary, I usually check the Vancouver weather, has it would be usually cold for Vancouver as well, but if i see a heating trend in Vancouver it usually means it will arrive in Calgary a couple days later.

[Pinner]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I think humidity plays the biggest part. People don't realize how that humidity cuts to the bone no matter what you're wearing

Only people that are on the coast or in the East and people that don't spend much time outside believe this.

Why does -10,-15 feel so cold in Oct. @ 80% humidity, but in Feb. it's nice out ??? Why? We have all experienced that.

It takes awhile to get used to the "chill" and when you live somewhere relatively warm you never get used to it. People from Central America are freezing @10c,15c. Plus 10 15
Ice fog is not uncommon at -30 so it's not that dry.

Humidity is a "chill" factor, but it doesn't make much difference, nobody is getting frostbite or loosing toes in Vancouver or Toronto...

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by Pinner

Humidity is a "chill" factor, but it doesn't make much difference, nobody is getting frostbite or loosing toes in Vancouver or Toronto...

It doesn't make it any less miserable feeling though.

[Table 5]

Go spend a winter by a Great Lake or the Atlantic Ocean, and tell me it's not pure hell.