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