<p>Sorry if this is a repeat.</p>
<p>Kaplan:</a> The New On-Campus Environmentalism | Newsweek Kaplan College Guide | Newsweek.com</p>
<p>The school my S is going to is a big part of this.</p>
<p>Interesting article. When we were doing college tours, most schools had some kind of 'green initiative' and new buildings were being very well planned with sustainability in mind.</p>
<p>DD's school (Santa Clara University) is listed in the top 25 "green" schools. I have to tell you...this school has done a fine job of dealing with sustainable energy, organic and locally grown food, free trade items, recycling, etc. I was pleased to see that someone noticed!!</p>
<p>Sierra Club just announced their top 10 green schools, too</p>
<p>Cool</a> Schools - September/October 2008 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club</p>
<p>The Sierra article is very hard to navigate to find information in. Where is a list of 25 or more green schools? UW-Madison is also considering the environment, as are many that face many obstacles, especially large public instiutions. It is easier for some schools to attain the green goals than others, given the many variables.</p>
<p>I cut and pasted this from a posting on the Santa Clara website....siting the Kaplan article.</p>
<p>The 25 green schools (alpha order) are:
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Berea College, Berea, KY
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Duke University, Durham, NC
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Tufts University, Medford, MA
University of California, UC system
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Yale University, New Haven, CT</p>
<p>Not on the list but definitely environmentally conscious is Humboldt State University.</p>
<p>Those were just the top 25 in alphabetical order...don't know if there are additional schools or not.</p>
<p>Two more lists of green colleges:</p>
<p>Grist Magazine - 15 Green Colleges and Universities - (Worldwide List)
15</a> Green Colleges and Universities | Grist | Main Dish | 10 Aug 2007</p>
<p>Forbes - America's 10 Greenest Colleges and Universities
America's</a> Greenest Colleges - Forbes.com</p>
<p>There is also this from the National Wildlife Federation: Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education Campus</a> Ecology - Campus Ecology - National Wildlife Federation</p>
<p>The restoration of the canyon @ Reed College is very exciting.</p>
<p>Reed</a> College Canyon</p>
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When Reed College naturalist Zac Perry spotted two mature coho salmon in the creek waters just below Reed Lake this past fall, he knew it would be exciting news to a lot of people. After all, he hasnt seen any salmon in campus waters since he joined Reeds facilities services depart ment in 1999, although alumni from decades past report that the creek and lake were once teeming with spawning salmon.</p>
<p>The recent sighting of endangered salmon is just the latest indication that habitat protection efforts put in motion by the college are bearing fruit. The ultimate goal is to rehabilitate spring-fed Reed Lake (which begins just below Southeast 39th Avenue at the eastern edge of campus), as well as Crystal Springs Creek, which flows out of the lake through Eastmoreland Golf Course into the Willamette River, to a condition more like the natural ecosystem that existed before the land was cleared for agriculture. Reed Colleges earliest buildings date from 1912, when the adjacent land had already been largely converted to pasture.
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<p>Just read in the paper today that many colleges are doing away with cafeteria trays to save plastic and the water required to wash them. Just carry your plates in your hands, folks!</p>
<p>But whatever will students use for sledding in the winter? :D</p>
<p>Actually, I understand from one of our college tours this summer that a lot of the reasons for eliminating the trays has to do with wasted food. By not having a tray, the students will take only the food they plan to eat. It might also help with the freshman 15.</p>