Colleges going Green
Going to college is a very difficult decision regarding your chosen course and getting good education. Since there’s plenty of school to choose from why not include those who are going green. Colleges are also examined in terms of the eco friendly criteria. This includes commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, recycling, and investment in renewable energy funds, sustainability, student involvement, environmental curricula, organic farming and food.
Green Articles has posted some of the school who are going green.
1. College of the Atlantic-Bar Harbor, Maine. Educates a few hundred students in one area of research: human ecology. This field is defined as the study of our species’ relationship to the planet. While being the first carbon neutral campus, it is also committed to green building, historic preservation, land conservation, and elimination of toxins. Locally sourced organic food is served for all meals.
2. Warren Wilson College-Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school is nearly self-supporting, getting food and lumber from its own organic gardens and managed forests. Warren Wilson runs their vehicles on biodiesel while also providing hybrid and solar powered carts on campus and energy efficient streetlamps.
3. Evergreen State College-Olympia, Washington. Set amongst woods, forest, and beach, with a 13-acre organic farm. Evergreens buys 100% clean power and houses an extensive composting program.
4. Oberlin College-Oberlin, Ohio. Ohio’s first car-sharing program, gets half of its electricity form green sources, and tracks its dorms’ energy consumption.
5. Middlebury College-Middlebury, Vermont. A student group pushed to approve a plan urging the school to go carbon neutral by 2016. Students have also worked to organize action around energy-saving, public transportation, and climate change initiatives.
6. Berea College-Berea, Kentucky. Hosts an Ecovillage housing complex for students that boasts passive-solar design elements, energy efficient insulation and fixtures, and rainwater collection. The campus also provides campus-raised produce and meat in their dining halls and a solar roof on their Alumni Memorial Building.
7. University of California system-10 locations. The University of California has pledged to generate ten megawatts of renewable power by 2014, increase use of low to zero-emission vehicles by 50 percent by 2010, and achieve zero waste by 2020 at its ten campuses. Some other highlights from various campuses include agricultural sustainability, bicycle programs, high LEED ratings, and organic kitchens.
8. Harvard University-Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard has some of the most certified and/or registered structures for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. Additionally, millions of dollars in loan funds are going to motion-sensor lights in classrooms and converting recycling trucks to run on vegetable oil waste from the dining halls.
9. Duke University-Durham, North Carolina. All new buildings and construction on campus require certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Duke is also collecting more types of recyclables, improving their bike system, and investing in wind and hydropower projects.
10. California State University, Chico- Chico, California. This campus has a handful of green certified buildings, solar panels, and has installed energy saving software. They were also awarded the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Chill Out contest.
Its wonderful to hear that everyone’s taking note of going green and saving the earth. To find out more on Eco conscious colleges you can visit these articles and check out the Greeniacs article “College Campus Environmental Movements†at http://www.greeniacs.com/GreeniacsArticles/College-Campus-Environmental-Movements.html.
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