Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 9:21am PST | Modified: January 19, 2010, 3:35 PM

Portland makes another greenest city list

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Real estate site Move.com listed the nations top 10 greenest cities and Portland topped their list, along with the obligatory streetcar photo and praise for the city's transportation planning, recycling efforts, waterfront park and miles of bike lanes and nearby forested trails.

What's Portland's competition for the green title? Austin, Texas, birthplace of Whole Foods; Minneapolis, Minn, which also boasts good public transit; Boulder, Colo., which fiercely protects its nearby open space; Burlington, Vermont, which gets a third of its energy from renewable sources; Madison, Wis., the first city to offer curbside recycling; New York City, a surprise on the list for its transportation and efficient housing; San Francisco, for its success in getting people out of their cars and onto its hilly sidewalks; Santa Monica, which has the largest city fleet running on alternative fuels; and Chicago, for its considerable effort around green building. Read the full report at Move.com.

Lists of this ilk are common and they raise the question: Is being known as green a real advantage for business and economic growth? What do you think?