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Environmental Sustainability Rating of the 100 Largest U.S. Universities by Greenopia

By Chris de Morsella on October 19, 2009 3 Comments California, campus vehicle fleet, Carnegie Mellon University, climate performance, Colorado, Colorado State University, Davis, Duke University, environmental transparency, food selection, Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, green building design, green university, Harvard University, Irvine, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, renewable energy usage, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Stanford University, University of California Irvine, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California-Davis, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont, University of Washington, university sustainability, Vermont, Washington, waste program, water conservation measures

Environmental Sustainability Rating of the 100 Largest U.S. Universities by Greenopia

Greenopia has released an environmental sustainability rating that ranks the nation’s 100 largest universities according to a comprehensive set of criteria that includes: green building design, waste program, food selection, campus vehicle fleet, water conservation measures, climate performance, renewable energy usage, and the overall environmental transparency of the school. The top rated ranking of four out of four was achieved by the University of Washington located in Seattle, Washington and by the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Apply for The 2nd Annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge

By Tracey de Morsella on September 6, 2009 3 Comments bike, bottled water-free, Brita, California Lutheran University, Climate Change, College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge, Craig Altemose, deforestation. Kelly Garbach, environment, Filter Fellows, forest conservation, forests, fossil fuels, Gideon Burdick, greenhouse gas emissions, Harvard Law School, Jay O'Hara, landfill, LEED-certified dorm, MAPS, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Power Shift, Office of Sustainability, planting trees, Presidential Administrative Fellow, Real Time Energy Monitor, Students, sustainable practices.Joshua Lasky, The George Washington University, The University of Arkansas, The University of Minnesota, University of California-Davis, Warren Wilson College, Washington University

The Brita Products Company invites proposals for its second annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge Grant Program. Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing in an accredited college or university in the U.S. are encouraged to prepare a proposal and budget for a program that is either action-based or will create tangible results in the interest of helping to protect the environment. The program should be initiated and make significant progress towards completion by April 2010.