Point of obvious fact for you. When I provide a citation, that's not an unreferenced claim. And, unlike you, I'm not cherry picking my references.
What do I mean by cherry picking? Let's take your Wikipedia link, one sentence before the travel and leisure survey. New York City accounts for only 1% of United States greenhouse gas emissions while housing 2.7% of its population.
This is all consistent with what I said. NYC has a ton of people. Having a ton of people, it is inevitably an environmental eyesore. However, per person, it is environmentally better than the alternative.
Let's look at your garbage claim. NYC produces 12,000 tons per day of garbage. NYC has about 8.3 million people. That's 2.89 pounds of garbage per person. From http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html we see that the average American produces 4.5 pounds of garbage per day, of which 66.8% is sent to landfill. That's 3.01 pounds. Again, per capita, NYC beats the rest of the USA. Of course this is slightly unfair. Again, as you note, NYC has mostly outsourced its manufacturing. Manufacturing generates lots of garbage. I don't see an easy way to quantify that. However I do note that NYC has a high density of very rich people whose consumption can be expected to be above average.
I've lived in the country. Based on my experience, people who live in the country create tons of garbage, it is just not centralized.
It is true that Mexico city does better. However Mexico city is also poorer. Poor people, out of necessity, cannot consume much.
Next let's move on to your points about raising water. First of all, as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper#Environmental_impac... makes clear, it is true that it takes energy to put stuff high in the sky. But there are tradeoffs and it is not at all clear whether a skyscraper is or is not environmentally efficient.
But that's irrelevant. The population density of NYC doesn't require high skyscrapers. I've lived there. It is really dependent upon having small apartments, packed closely together. Most of the city is made up of buildings that are 5 stories high. (Because at 6 stories you need to install elevators.)
As for your general hate of cities, I submit that the facts don't support it. It is true that cities are unnatural, expensive things. However, per capita, they tend be more efficient. But fundamentally there is no way to support an unlimited number of people in a finite world.
What do I mean by cherry picking? Let's take your Wikipedia link, one sentence before the travel and leisure survey. New York City accounts for only 1% of United States greenhouse gas emissions while housing 2.7% of its population.
This is all consistent with what I said. NYC has a ton of people. Having a ton of people, it is inevitably an environmental eyesore. However, per person, it is environmentally better than the alternative.
Let's look at your garbage claim. NYC produces 12,000 tons per day of garbage. NYC has about 8.3 million people. That's 2.89 pounds of garbage per person. From http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html we see that the average American produces 4.5 pounds of garbage per day, of which 66.8% is sent to landfill. That's 3.01 pounds. Again, per capita, NYC beats the rest of the USA. Of course this is slightly unfair. Again, as you note, NYC has mostly outsourced its manufacturing. Manufacturing generates lots of garbage. I don't see an easy way to quantify that. However I do note that NYC has a high density of very rich people whose consumption can be expected to be above average.
I've lived in the country. Based on my experience, people who live in the country create tons of garbage, it is just not centralized.
It is true that Mexico city does better. However Mexico city is also poorer. Poor people, out of necessity, cannot consume much.
Next let's move on to your points about raising water. First of all, as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper#Environmental_impac... makes clear, it is true that it takes energy to put stuff high in the sky. But there are tradeoffs and it is not at all clear whether a skyscraper is or is not environmentally efficient.
But that's irrelevant. The population density of NYC doesn't require high skyscrapers. I've lived there. It is really dependent upon having small apartments, packed closely together. Most of the city is made up of buildings that are 5 stories high. (Because at 6 stories you need to install elevators.)
As for your general hate of cities, I submit that the facts don't support it. It is true that cities are unnatural, expensive things. However, per capita, they tend be more efficient. But fundamentally there is no way to support an unlimited number of people in a finite world.