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The Greenest Colleges in the U.S
For the fourth year, the Princeton Review has released a guidebook that profiles the greenest colleges in the US. “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition” is produced in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Schools included in the guide scored high on Princeton Review’s “green rating” system, which [...]
Solar Decathlon Readies for Road Trip
The world’s first Solar Decathlon was held in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, our nation’s front yard, in 2002. Since 2005 the competition, which invites university teams from around the world to design tomorrow’s solar homes—today, has been held biennially on the mall. It’s also inspired Europe and China to hold their own Solar [...]
Solar Decathlon 2013: Bigger and Better Than Ever
Its first year on the road, the Solar Decathlon is expected to be bigger and better than ever. After a long weekend of special workshops and site visits for the more than 200 college students who will represent 20 university teams in the solar-powered home design competition, event organizers are optimistic that getting away from [...]
FUTUREWATCH: Silicon Solar Optical Fibers
Researchers at Penn State recently developed a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities that’s thinner than a human hair. The fibers could be used to develop flexible solar fabrics that can be curved or twisted into shape. The resulting fibers incorporate integrated electronics into a fiber that’s thinner than the width of a human hair [...]
Top 10 Sustainable U.S Colleges
Colleges and universities are in a particularly advantageous position to foster sustainability in the short and long term. Their decisions regarding energy, transportation, construction and operations can have real effects on the surrounding community, and collectively, the nation as a whole. Moreover, the inclusion of sustainability in the curriculum and activities of students will help shape [...]
Carbon Management Degrees: Green Job Gold
Today’s world is quite contradictory with many people becoming green to save the environment, those who are polluting it and the rest not thinking about saving or polluting the environment at all. Everyone decides for himself which path to follow. But first of all you should understand and think about the impact you personally are [...]
Obama Discusses Climate Change with College Students
The Democratic National Convention officially kicks off tomorrow in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will be three days of political theatre, as the party officially announces Barack Obama as the Democratic Presidential nominee. But while the state of the economy has very much overshadowed the campaign rhetoric, many American voters are anxious to hear what [...]
The 10 Greenest American Colleges
Each year Sierra provides complete comprehensive green rankings on America’s institutions of higher learning. Here are their top 10 which they call “America’s Coolest Schools.” 10. Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina ASU has America’s longest-running program (it’s existed since 1984) for the study of “appropriate technology”—eco-positive advances on a small, local scale. Students get [...]
Energy Efficiency: Is It The Real Deal?
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents perhaps 100 power plants that did not need built that would have otherwise been required. Similarly, the EIA data shows that electric usage [...]