Portland is often awarded "Greenest City in
America" and "most green cities" designations. Popular Science awarded Portland the
title of the Greenest City in America in 2008, and Grist magazine listed it in 2007 as the second greenest city in
the world. The city is home to the Rose Bud and Thorn Pageant, started in 1975
and modeled after the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon
