Minneapolis is the sixth greenest city in the world according to a new ranking by Mercer consulting.
The city placed sixth on Mercer's new "Eco-City" ranking, part of its 2010 Quality of Living Worldwide survey.
The Eco-City ranking is based on water availability, water potability, waste removal, sewage, air pollution, and traffic congestion. Mercer identified the criteria as important for employees on long-term assignments abroad.
Calgary was No. 1 on the Eco-City list, followed by Honolulu, Ottawa, Helsinki and Wellington.
Minneapolis ranked ahead of Adelaide, Copenhagen, Kobe, Oslo and Stockholm, which were also in the top 10.
Read the city's press release
here and see the entire ranking
here.