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Ped Antics
Colleges, high schools move to be more bike- and pedestrian-friendly |
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07 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:06 AM on 07 Aug 2008 High gasoline costs as well as concerns about the environment have been prompting schools across the country to make their campuses more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. Pressure from parents and students is one big factor in the shift, but another key seems to be a growing awareness about sustainability. A number of colleges are launching bike-sharing programs, some U.S. high schools ... |
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| Topics: education, gas prices, green living, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Practice What You Teach
Princeton Review rates green colleges |
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30 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:15 AM on 30 Jul 2008 With the Princeton Review's newly released college rankings and ratings for 2009, prospective students can suss out a school's academics, dorm quality, party scene -- and greenness. In partnership with marketing agency ecoAmerica, the review rated 534 U.S. colleges on their commitment to environmental responsibility, provision of "healthy and sustainable" campus life, and preparation of stud ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, lists, news (all these topics) |
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Quick Study
More school districts consider four-day week |
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25 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:22 PM on 25 Jul 2008 As energy costs rise, rural school districts across the country may follow the lead of the 100 or so schools in 16 states that offer classes just four days a week. Cutting out a day of heating, cooling, and transportation fuel -- which can be significant in spread-out districts where school buses might travel 100 miles round trip each day -- allows schools to put funds toward valuable programs and staff. A ... |
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| Topics: education, energy, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Saved By the Bellwether
Some school fundraisers start hawking greener products |
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15 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:39 AM on 15 Jul 2008 Some school and nonprofit fundraisers recently have turned to greener options to generate needed cash. Instead of sending youngsters out into the community to hawk items of questionable greenness like candy, magazines, and virgin-forest wrapping paper, some schools have instead turned to greener wares such as fair-trade coffee, metal water bottles, hand-made soaps, and recycled-conten ... |
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| Topics: business, education, green living, news (all these topics) |
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The Old College Try
U. of Washington to create big eco-college |
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15 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:36 PM on 15 May 2008 The University of Washington is planning to create the largest environmental college evah. The proposed College of the Environment would become the 5th-largest of U-Dub's 17 colleges, combining its current schools of forestry, fishery sciences, atmospheric sciences, earth and space sciences, marine affairs, and oceanography. "Certainly, higher education in general has a responsibility to tackle ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, Washington (all these topics) |
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Ed Would
Colleges graded on sustainability |
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25 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:12 PM on 25 Oct 2007 The Sustainable Endowment Institute has released its second College Sustainability Report Card, grading the environmentaliciousness of the 200 U.S. colleges with the largest endowments. Two-thirds of the schools received better grades this time around; the average overall grade was a C+, with six schools receiving an overall A- for their efforts. The colleges were graded on transportation, administration, climate and e ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Schoolhouse Walks
Municipalities try to encourage students to walk to school |
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11 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:21 PM on 11 Sep 2007 Cities across the U.S. are turning their attention not only to green education, but to how students get to school. Forty years ago, half of all students walked or bicycled to the schoolhouse. Today, that number has dropped to 15 percent, while 60 percent of youths are toted in a car. The shift, brought on by fears of traffic hazards and stranger danger, has contributed to increases in o ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, health, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Teach Your Children Well
Schools across the U.S. go green |
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11 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:10 AM on 11 Sep 2007 Perhaps in an attempt to prepare students for an eco-college experience, many elementary, middle, and high schools are getting in on the green-building trend. Sixty schools across the U.S. have been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, and 360 more are waiting to have applications approved; in 2000, only four schools applied for certification. The new generation of educational edifices boasts fea ... |
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| Topics: education, green building, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Is Our Children Greening?
Students and colleges starting to go green |
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24 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Is Our Children Greening? Students and colleges starting to go green It's school time again, and you know what that means: pencils, books, teachers' dirty looks, and ambitious eco-minded students. Thanks to the influence of today's yoots -- a generation accustomed to sorting their trash and hyper-aware of global warming -- schools across the country are greening up education. California's Green Campus Program ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys
New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside |
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20 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside More than 50 business leaders, politicians, and activists have formed a national partnership to get America's kids the hell outside. Inspired by recent concerns that too much fun with video games, computers, and TV can lead to obesity and depression, the National Forum on Children and Nature is launching a $20 ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Two Green Builders Take Trains Leaving From Different Stations...
U.S. schools betting on benefits of going green |
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29 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Green Builders Take Trains Leaving From Different Stations... U.S. schools betting on benefits of going green When we were kids, the only thing green about our schools was the vomit-hued paint on the bathroom walls. But times change, and these days, schools across the U.S. are incorporating green features that save money, improve student performance, and help protect the planet. The trend is ... |
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| Topics: education, green building, green living, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Alternative School
U.S. college students are, like, totally into clean energy |
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30 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Alternative School U.S. college students are, like, totally into clean energy In answer to the loathed question "What are you going to do after you graduate?" gaggles of U.S. college students are looking into careers in alternative energy. (A group of college students is called a gaggle, right?) Green technology is having a heyday in schools from Illinois State to Harvard to Dartmouth; en ... |
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| Topics: education, energy, green living, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Frosty the No Man
Washington school board puts a moratorium on An Inconvenient Truth |
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11 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Frosty the No Man Washington school board puts a moratorium on An Inconvenient Truth First sex, now science? What will they tell the kids about next? The parents of a high-schooler in Federal Way, Wash., have complained to the district's school board about a teacher's plan to screen Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, and the board has put a moratorium on the film. "Co ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, education, green living, movies, news, Washington (all these topics) |
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A Green Room of Her Own
Eco-friendly dorm room is part of a greening trend at Berkeley |
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18 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Green Room of Her Own Eco-friendly dorm room is part of a greening trend at Berkeley Eco-conscious college living: not just for off-campus hippies living 12 to a house anymore! At the University of California-Berkeley, sophomore Rachael Robertson lives in what's being billed as America's first green dorm room, replete with energy-saving devices and a free supply of natural toiletries. It's part of a larger move ... |
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| Topics: California, education, green living, news (all these topics) |
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