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Old 03-02-2012, 09:50 PM
 
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I am a communications graduate studying a masters in Environmental Science from Sydney, Australia. I want to find a small town/small city in the USA that has a charming square/friendly social atmosphere but also is big on green technology and has a great deal of environmental companies who specialise in education and media production.

I know Austin is a very green town, but it's a little big for us. I would ideally like a town with 45000 - 100000 people and somewhere safe to start a family.

Any state in the USA will suit as well

Cheers!
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:15 AM
 
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Try Ithaca NY or Burlington VT. Both are a little bit under 45000, but fit what you are looking for.
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Old 03-03-2012, 01:59 AM
 
Location: Keizer, OR
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Here's a few:
Santa Fe, NM
Boulder, CO
Sonoma, CA
Olympia, WA
Sedona, AZ
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Old 03-03-2012, 02:06 AM
 
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
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Rockford, MI
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Old 03-04-2012, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Near L.A.
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State College, PA (maybe)
Bloomington, IN
Iowa City, IA
Flagstaff, AZ
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Old 03-04-2012, 08:24 PM
 
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I am a communications graduate studying a masters in Environmental Science from Sydney, Australia. I want to find a small town/small city in the USA that has a charming square/friendly social atmosphere but also is big on green technology and has a great deal of environmental companies who specialise in education and media production.

I know Austin is a very green town, but it's a little big for us. I would ideally like a town with 45000 - 100000 people and somewhere safe to start a family.

Any state in the USA will suit as well

Cheers!
By a long shot.........DAVIS, CALIFORNIA - 68,000. (it's 10 miles west of Sacramento)

University of California, Davis. Big College for anything Environmental.

Best Veterinary Med School in the USA.

Best in the USA for Viticulture, Enology, and Food Science.

Well rated in everything else: Business, Law, Medicine.

The first real 'bike' town. Leaders in "green" everything. Mediterranean climate. They started the Green Movement. Very charming community.

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Old 03-04-2012, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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If you like Austin but want something smaller, Madison would be the best choice I can think of. Burlington and Ithaca would be both be great choices as well. Boulder and Santa Cruz are nice too, but are pretty close to large cities so I'm not sure if that would be an issue since you are looking for a smaller city.
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Old 03-05-2012, 11:33 AM
 
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Actually, Syracuse in terms of education would be great, but it has more than 100,000 within city limits and neighborhoods vary in terms of crime. If you don't mind a nice village nearby, it could work.

Just so people don't think I'm being a Homer, here's some information: SUNY-ESF, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

EPA recognizes Onondaga County, Syracuse as top 10 green community | syracuse.com

Syracuse Center of Excellence - Excellence in Environmental and Energy Innovations

Green Data Center

Green Central New York - syracuse.com


YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

You may like Downtown Syracuse, as there are squares that you may like: Downtown Syracuse

Armory Square :: Official Website for Historic Downtown Syracuse, NY

Hanover Square | Syracuse | Downtown Syracuse | Syracuse Restaurants | Syracuse Stores

City of Syracuse - Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs

City of Syracuse - Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs

If you want a village, you may like these places: Village of Liverpool - New York

http://www.manliusvillage.org/

http://www.fayettevilleny.gov/

Welcome to the Village of Skaneateles! | The Village of Skaneateles
Skaneateles Area Chamber Of Commerce - Welcome to Skaneateles

Village of Marcellus, New York

WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF BALDWINSVILLE

Village of Cazenovia

Chittenango, New York, home of Oz-Stravaganza
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Old 03-05-2012, 12:26 PM
 
Location: US Empire, Pac NW
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WA state is big on alternative energy.

Fully 85% of our power supply comes from hydro-electric dam. Going across the Cascades into towns like Walla Walla there are a lot of wind power generation stations. There's also in the works to have off-shore wind power, but I don't know how or where or when that will happen, I don't think it got off the drawing board.

So here is a link to get you started. You can also Google "washington green power jobs" to see more.

Wind power in Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Definitely more rural though. Not sure if that's a put-off for you.
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Old 03-05-2012, 03:21 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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Sebastopol, CA ...

Extremely green. Home of O'Reilly Media, Guayaki, Lowepro...

Willie Bird Turkey, and Amy's kitchen are also in the area...


sebgov

getsolar

might be a bit on the hippie side though...
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