Seven Villages, Janet Joakim

We’re celebrating green living, so, naturally, we wanted to know about the best places for living green. What cities across the country make it easier to live an eco-friendly life? That question gave birth to our COUNTRY HOME 2007 BEST GREEN PLACES REPORT, which we’ve compiled with the help of Sperling’s BestPlaces. The big list of the top 25 best places to live took into account all sorts of criteria—from air and watershed quality, miles of mass transit, and green power to farmers markets, organic producers and groceries, and more. Click the map for detailed results on our survey of 379 cities sorted by region.

Last week we received a beautiful framed award via fex-ex.  An unexpected and pleasant surprise. 

 It seems that Country Home Magazine has selected us as one of the top 25 green cities in the country. This was done in conjunction with Sperlings Bestplaces and company that compiles research to determine the best place to live for various lifestyle priorities – see the details here

All too often, the discussion about Barnstable and green energy seems to focus on the strong opposition to the development of an industrial wind farm in the middle of Nantucket Sound. The Town of Barnstable’s commitment to renewable energy, energy conservation and innovative measures to address both seems to take a back seat. -

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