This page compiles the rankings created by EPA in correspondence with US cities' data on emissions, green energy, and energy star appliances. As can be seen, Philadelphia does not fall within the top 10 least environmentally damaging cities. As a matter of fact, Philadelphia ranks near last, at place 20, for levels of emissions prevented and electricity used. With ethnographic analyses conducted in the city, Philadelphia's poor ranking may be inherently linked to the proportion of low-income housing in the city, which also inidentally tend to be households least probable to invest in energy star appliances. In any case, this information should point us to the inherent problems that exist with unsupportive assistance and welfare policies that cater to the environmental and housing health of our communities.
Energy Star and EPA, "2021 Rankings: Top cities with the most Energy Star certified buildings.", contributed by Alison Kenner and Briana Leone, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 25 June 2021, accessed 29 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/2021-rankings-top-cities-most-energy-star-certified-buildings
Critical Commentary
This page compiles the rankings created by EPA in correspondence with US cities' data on emissions, green energy, and energy star appliances. As can be seen, Philadelphia does not fall within the top 10 least environmentally damaging cities. As a matter of fact, Philadelphia ranks near last, at place 20, for levels of emissions prevented and electricity used. With ethnographic analyses conducted in the city, Philadelphia's poor ranking may be inherently linked to the proportion of low-income housing in the city, which also inidentally tend to be households least probable to invest in energy star appliances. In any case, this information should point us to the inherent problems that exist with unsupportive assistance and welfare policies that cater to the environmental and housing health of our communities.