<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Colleges around the country take green steps]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by E2 http://www.grist.org/article/college2/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:44:21 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/college2/1 Oberlin 2020

So far as I know, Oberlin was the first college to pledge to go carbon neutral back in 2000, however they made a goal to achieve that by 2020, so COA may have them beat on the (more important) second claim of achieving carbon neutrality, if not the first claim of pledging to do so.

Read more: http://www.oberlin.edu/epig/

]]> Oberlin 2020

So far as I know, Oberlin was the first college to pledge to go carbon neutral back in 2000, however they made a goal to achieve that by 2020, so COA may have them beat on the (more important) second claim of achieving carbon neutrality, if not the first claim of pledging to do so.

Read more: http://www.oberlin.edu/epig/

]]> Comment #2 by Calliope http://www.grist.org/article/college2/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:14:35 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/college2/2 Other forms of green education

How come no one's mentioning online colleges and universities in this discussion of going green on campus? Research out of Europe shows that online degree programs use about 90% less energy than traditional college degree programs.

They still have some quality/reputation issues to face, but it's undeniable that they save considerable resources while expanding the potential to educate more people worldwide.

Maybe the gov't should be giving tax/tuition breaks to people who study online, as long as the programs are regionally accredited?

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How come no one's mentioning online colleges and universities in this discussion of going green on campus? Research out of Europe shows that online degree programs use about 90% less energy than traditional college degree programs.

They still have some quality/reputation issues to face, but it's undeniable that they save considerable resources while expanding the potential to educate more people worldwide.

Maybe the gov't should be giving tax/tuition breaks to people who study online, as long as the programs are regionally accredited?

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