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Rising Gas Prices Send Colleges on Search for Corners to Cut

Chronicle of Higher Education
June 19, 2011

With gasoline prices high again, universities are looking for ways to reduce their long-term reliance on the fuel.

Sustainability grant will allow DePauw University to initiate unique program

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Joyce Kim
June 13, 2011

DePauw, a recipient of the 2011 Ball Brothers Foundation Venture Fund grant, will begin a new “Eco Reps” program—the first of its kind at an Indiana college.

Hawk, Man and Webcam

New York Times
May 15, 2011

The Hawk Cam was mounted by The New York Times's City Room blog in the  office of New York University's president, on whose ledge a pair of red-tailed hawks built a nest and furnished it with three speckled buff-white eggs. "To be two feet away puts you in touch with the transcendent," the university's president, John Sexton, said the day the camera began broadcasting in early April.  Things turned out a little messier and the spectacle of Bobby and Violet, as the hawks were christened, morphed into a drama about man and his fraught interactions with the natural world.

North Central College among first in state to seek gold under new Sustainability Compact

North Central College News Release
April 20, 2011

North Central College is pledging to achieve the state's highest recognition for energy-saving and environmentally friendly initiatives by being among the first institutions of higher education in Illinois to seek gold status under a new Sustainability Compact.

College hopefuls look for greener pastures

USA Today
April 20, 2011

Green means eco-friendly, and 69% of college applicants this year say having information about a college's commitment to environmental issues would contribute to their decision to apply to or attend the school, according to a survey of 8,200 students by The Princeton Review. That's up from 64% in 2008. Colleges are touting environmental-minded academic programs, green buildings for living and learning and opportunities for students to make a difference.

Georgetown Wins Northeast Green Power Challenge

Georgetown University
April 18, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the university as this year's largest collegiate purchaser of green power in the Big East Conference.  Georgetown purchased nearly 37 million kilowatt hours of green power - electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro.

American U. installing solar power, hot water system; it will be DC’s largest

Washington Post
April 15, 2011

American University says it is installing Washington's largest solar power system.  University officials announced Friday that they are installing more than 2,150 solar power panels and a solar hot water system. Installation is expected to be completed by July.

American U. installing solar power, hot water system; it will be DC’s largest

Washington Post
April 15, 2011

American University says it is installing Washington's largest solar power system.  University officials announced Friday that they are installing more than 2,150 solar power panels and a solar hot water system. Installation is expected to be completed by July.

College to observe Earth Day April 18 with new Sustainability Compact

North Central College
April 14, 2011

North Central College will observe Earth Day 2011 with the public signing of a new Sustainability Compact in which the College will pledge to strive toward achieving significant green initiatives within the next five years.

This is how they treat their friends?

Los Angeles Times - Opinion Piece
September 16, 2010

The two bureaucrats who met with us in the Executive Office Building spent a lot of time bragging about the administration's environmental accomplishments, including the great work they were doing on federal buildings. I was beginning to despair that nothing could stop the flow of self-praise when one of the three seniors from Unity raised her hand and politely interrupted.  Unity College is out in the woods, and these kids were majoring in things like wildlife conservation. They'd never had an encounter like this. It stood to reason that they'd be cowed. But they weren't.

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