It ain’t easy being green in Oklahoma
We love our SUVs here in Oklahoma. Just drive up to the intersection of Broadway and 33rd in Edmond some afternoon and watch the parade of Suburbans, Tahoes and Hummers roll past.
There seems to be a “what, me worry?” mentality among many Oklahomans when it comes to the price of fuel. It’s either that or the rugged individualist attitude of “you can take my SUV when you pry my cold dead fingers off the …” well, you get the drift.
Now, Men’s Health magazine has confirmed what we Oklahomans already knew. We’re not very “green.”
In an article in the magazine’s July/August issue, Men’s Health grades the 100 major cities in the United States on the “green” tendancies of their drivers, and here’s what Oklahoma City and Tulsa earn:
- Oklahoma City … C-
Tulsa … D
To uncover the best emission-minimizers and the worst gas-guzzling offenders, the magazine tabulated data on gas consumption, measured miles racked up annually, checked air quality (ozone and particle pollutants), logged vehicle efficiency (that is, their size, age, and frequency of tuneups), and incorporated mass-transit quality and usage.
The nation’s worst gas-guzzling offenders? Arlington, Texas (at No. 100, the absolute bottom of the barrel); Yonkers, N.Y.; El Paso, Texas; Riverside, Calif.; Birmingham, Al.; Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, all earned “Fs.”
The magazine awarded “As” to 13 cities, including top-ranked Seattle. Also earning an A+ were Burlington, Vt., and Portland, Ore.. Earning As were Madison, Wis.; Fargo, N.D. and Rochester, N.Y. The cities of Minneapolis; Spokane, Wash.; San Francisco; Norfolk, Va.; Boston, Oakland and Buffalo, N.Y. each earned an A-.
Find the complete list at www.menshealth.com.
Jim Stafford
Business Reporter
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