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