Green Colleges

5 Ways Colleges Are Getting Greener

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.07.2012

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It's not easy being green, but that's not stopping colleges that have promised to shrink their carbon footprints. Efforts to go green are often lin...

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The Greenest Colleges

Posted 04.18.2012

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Is the environment important to you? It might be wise to consider a "green" college. The Princeton Review got together with the U.S. Green Build...

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Teens Turning Green

Rachel Geiger | Posted 02.15.2012

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None of the finalists will forget Green University. We will carry what we have learned into 2012 and the future. After all, the eco-friendly word isn't going to spread itself!

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The Greenest Dorm In The World?

Posted 11.19.2011

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A university in the U.K. has reportedly built one of the greenest buildings in the world -- and it's all for the kids. During this year's British Scie...

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Green Tips For Dorm Living

Posted 10.24.2011

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From St. Lawrence University: Students heading off to college know that Target, Lands End, Wal-Mart and other retailers devote entire sections to h...

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The Greenest Colleges

Posted 06.22.2011

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Is your school ready for Earth Day? This year, the Princeton Review partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to evaluate 703 postsecondary i...

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The GREENEST Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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More and more schools are taking initiative to decrease their environmental impact -- but only a few can take the top green spots. Here are the school...

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Top 12 Of The Greenest College Cafeterias

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Big-name schools are overhauling their food services by buying local and organic ingredients, catering to vegetarians, composting waste, saving energy...

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Bill Clinton Urges College Campuses To Go Green

suntimes.com | Chicago Sun Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former President Bill Clinton exhorted university officials from around the country to do a better job leading the way on making their campus building...

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Top 15 Greenest Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Princeton Review just came out with a list of the green honor roll for 15 colleges across the country based on their eco-friendly practices and su...

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Top 15 Greenest Colleges

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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The colleges were among 697 institutions that The Princeton Review included in their green ratings system. The green ratings were determined by using ...

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GREEN FEES: College Students Demand To Pay Their Own Way To Renewables

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Green Inc. reports that college students are asking for tuition increases and less beer. OK, maybe just tuition increases, but it still seems unlikely...

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Students Talk About Taking Green Back Home (VIDEO)

Democracy Now | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democracy Now put together this great video piece interviewing a diverse group of attendees at last week's PowerShift conference, showing students who...

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Free Bikes For Students Who Pledge Not To Drive

New York Times | Katie Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

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BIDDEFORD, Me. -- When Kylie Galliani started at the University of New England in August, she was given a key to her dorm, a class schedule and someth...

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Why U.S. News Hasn't Ranked 'America's Best Green Colleges'—Yet

Maura Judkis | Posted 05.25.2011

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We didn't do any green rankings this year because our rankings are complicated, and we want to make sure any ranking is done well.

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Green College "Honor Roll:" Which Schools Made The Grade?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The green movement seems to be relocating to college campuses across the nation. The 2009 edition of the Princeton Review's "Best 368 Colleges" develo...

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Top Ten Green Colleges

sierraclub.org | Jennifer Hattam | Posted 11.17.2011

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Oberlin College's environmental accomplishments are music to a tree hugger's ears. A third of the food served in its dining halls is produced locally,...

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