Sierra Magazine Releases 6th Annual “Cool Schools” Ranking

Date: 08/23/2012 | Source: Triple Pundit

The Sierra Club, founded in 1892, is one of the oldest and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States. These days, the Club’s planet-friendly mission has integrated itself quite successfully into the current growth of green college campus initiatives nationwide, especially with the release of its sixth annual “Cool Schools” list in SIERRA magazine. The survey analyzed and measured campus’ success in areas such as energy supply, efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, and financial investments. Though no school achieved total sustainability (most schools earned scores in the low 700s and high 600s out of a possible 894.5 points), many universities are making marked progress in environmental improvements. In the end, Sierra determined the top 10 “Cool Schools” for 2012. [Read this article]

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