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Topic : arizona-state-university Air pollution changes makeup of lakes, creating ‘junk food’ for aquatic lifeNovember 6th, 2009Related Topics: · alpine lakes, Arizona State University, Colorado, James Elser, lakes polluted with nitrogen, nitrogen phosphorus balance, nitrogen pollution, Norway, phytoplankton, science, Sweden The Green Report Card lauds colleges making a 4.0 in greenOctober 8th, 2009By Ashley Phillips The Sustainable Endowments Institute released the 4th edition of their annual College Sustainability Report Card 2010, also known as the Green Report Card on Wednesday. Founded in 2005 and supported by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, the Institute supports the advancement of sustainability in higher education. It boasts that its college ranking project had a response rate of 96% in 2009, giving the Green Report Card had the highest response rate of any college sustainability ranking or rating service. The Green Report Card graded 332 universities on a scale of 1 through 4 on their performance in nine categories: Related Topics: · Amherst, Arizona State University, Brown University, Carleton College, College of the Atlantic, Dickinson College Harvard University, Luther College, Macalester College, Middlebury College, Oberlin College, Pacific Lutheran University, Pomona College, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Sustainable Endowments Institute, The Green Report Card, University of California-San Diego, University of Colorado, University of Minnesota, University of New Hampshire, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania US Green Building Council sees campuses as leaders in green buildingAugust 28th, 2009By Ashley Phillips The U.S. Green Building Council, started 16 years ago, has 20,200 members and more than 50,000 LEED registered and certified projects around the world (80 percent are in the US). And the group plans to get even bigger as it turns its attention to college campuses and enlists the help of students.
Related Topics: · air quality, Arizona State University, campuses, colleges, environmental impact, green building, LEED certification, S. Richard Fedrizzi, U.S. Green Building Council Sierra Mag Lauds Ten Universities That "Get It"September 9th, 2008College-bound hig Actually, the venerable environmental group was first out with the idea, launching a “Cool Schools” rundown in 2007. Their second annual review, in the group’s Sept./Oct.Sierra magazine, settles on list of the top ten campuses — Ten That Get It — that includes colleges of all sizes from the East to the West. Related Topics: · Arizona State University, green colleges, Middlebury College, Oberlin College, Princeton Review, Sierra Club, University of Colorado Green By Degrees: More Colleges Offering Sustainability ProgramsAugust 15th, 2008By Nima Kapadia Related Topics: · Arizona State University, Dominican University, Michigan State University, sustainability |
