Ahh, the joys of being a senior in high school. Excitement is in the air as seniors across the country scramble madly to get their applications in on time. As the deadline is just around the corner (Early Decision, that is...), I thought it'd be appropriate to post about a rather unexplored college-related topic: environmentalism on college campuses.
The Sierra Club did a comprehensive investigation of hundreds of American universities and compiled a list of the 10 "Greenest" schools in the country (read the full article here). Oberlin University, Harvard, and the UC system take 1st, 2nd, and 4th places, respectively, and boast such innovations as real-time energy-monitoring systems in dorm rooms and subsidized public transportation. An interesting common trait among the 10 schools is an effort to buy locally-produced food (à la the 100-mile Diet), which has economic benefits as well as considerable environmental ones.
On a related note, I recently heard about something called the Campus Climate Challenge, a program that works with universities and students to both develop greener schools and also to influence environmental policy around the world. The organization has partnered with MTV (remember those "Break the Addiction" commercials?), and has local chapters all over the country. VERY good to know for you seniors out there.
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