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Published on October 9th, 2008

Green Colleges Raise the Bar

by Jennifer Berry

TheDailyGreen.com announced its top 10 list of the greenest colleges in the U.S. today.

These green schools have implemented programs that cover a host of green initiatives, such as recycling, composting, offsetting emissions, organic gardening, carbon neutrality, LEED certified building, water recycling and green roofs.

College of the Atlantic
Warren Wilson College
Evergreen State
Oberlin College
Middlebury College
Berea College
University of California
Harvard University
Duke University
California State University, Chico

Along with their current achievements, these schools also have green goals for the future ranging from zero waste to upping the use of hybrids and electric vehicles on their campuses.

Jennifer Berry

Jennifer Berry is the Assistant Editor of Earth911.com.

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posted on October 11th, 2008 at 9:09 pm

Interesting read.. great list! Lots of California colleges, good to see :)

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