Recently, Barnstable got a pleasant surprise!

April 26, 2007 at 6:47 am | In alternative energy, barnstable, barnstable town council, biofuel, cape cod, cape wind, centerville, energy conservation, green energy, hyannis, renewable engery, windmill | 2 Comments

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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. 

Country Home Magazine - April
 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. -

Over the next few weeks in this space I will report on some of the measures that are planned, those that are in practice, grants we have received to accomplish these achievements and more.

Congratulations to this town, officials, legislators, administrators and most importantly the staff who have made a commitment to energy and money saving initiatives that will benefit us all in so many ways!

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  1. Janet, Thanks for the notice. I was unaware that we had recieved it. God forbid that anything nice be said about Barnstable. Keep up the good work!

    Comment by hyannis — April 29, 2007 #

  2. Yes –
    the no news is good news phrase works with our local press, but more like good news is no news!

    Below is a piece from the barnstable patriot editorial- once again a pat on the back accompanied by a quick slap in the face….

    The Sperling’s BestPlaces survey looks at 24 parameters in 379 federally designated metropolitan statistical areas, of which Barnstable is one. The information was collected from different sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Green Building Council, U.S. Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency.

    Sperling’s BestPlaces does provide another interesting fact about Barnstable that most who live here are painfully aware of: Its cost of living is 47 percent more expensive than the national average. According to the explanation, “The total of all the cost of living categories weighted subjectively as follows: housing (30%), food and groceries (15%), transportation (10%), utilities (6%), health care (7%), and miscellaneous expenses such as clothing, services, and entertainment (32%). State and local taxes are not included in any category.”

    So we’re green, but expensive.

    In the end, that’s probably not news.

    Thanks again, David.

    Comment by jjcc — April 29, 2007 #


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