| The buzzword that is going around these
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| | best green city in the U.S. - Ithaca, NY,
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| days is 'green' - green homes, green
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| | has over 16 % residents who walk to work
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| building, green living etc. Here is the
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| | - the highest percentage in the country.
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| latest addition to the green world - the
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| | This along with bike riders, mass transit
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| top 25 greenest cities in the U.S. These
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| | users and home office workers makes
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| are cities that are more energy efficient
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| | Ithaca's commuters the greenest in the
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| and offer a living environment that is
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| | nation. Corvallis, at third position, is
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| least polluting and offer a more healthy
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| | the first green power community on the
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| living. People looking to live an
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| | West Coast with over 15 % residents and
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| eco-friendly life may choose from the 379
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| | the city government using green power.
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| best greenest cities to live in America.
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| | The following are the top 25 greenest
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| The list of the top greenest U.S. cities
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| | U.S. cities of the list, ranked according
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| to live has been compiled by Country Home
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| | to how green they are. 1.
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| magazine based on the data provided by
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| | Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont 2.
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| Sperling's BestPlaces. The survey was
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| | Ithaca, New York 3. Corvallis, Oregon 4.
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| conducted among 379 major metro areas in
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| | Springfield, Massachusetts 5. Wenatchee,
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| the country where more than 80 % of
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| | Washington 6. Charlottesville, Virginia
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| America's residents live and the rankings
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| | 7. Boulder, Colorado 8. Madison,
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| were based on several green parameters.
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| | Wisconsin 9. Binghamton, New York 10.
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| The cities were derived from 24 data
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| | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 11. Ann Arbor,
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| metrics in 5 major categories including
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| | Michigan 12. San Diego-Carlsbad-San
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| air and watershed quality, mass transit
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| | Marcos, California 13. La Crosse,
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| usage, usage of green power, farmers'
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| | Wisconsin 14. Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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| markets, organic producers and groceries,
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| | 15. Eau Claire, Wisconsin 16. Durham,
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| the number of green-certified buildings
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| | North Carolina 17. Norwich-New London,
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| and more. Burlington, Vermont topped the
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| | Connecticut 18. Eugene-Springfield,
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| list of greenest U.S. cities in America.
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| | Oregon 19. San Francisco-San
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| Several green programs make this city the
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| | Mateo-Redwood City, California 20. Chico,
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| greenest place to live. Its 40,000
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| | California 21. Harrisburg-Carlisle,
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| residents appreciate the importance of
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| | Pennsylvania 22. Barnstable Town,
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| green living and the community,
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| | Massachusetts 23. Utica-Rome, New York
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| businesses and the government, have made
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| | 24. Missoula, Montana 25.
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| green living their priority. The second
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