Green, Greener, Greenest

Who wants to attend an environmentally friendly university?

I found this article about a month ago in the New York Times. I thought about posting it on my blog, but decided against it and I can't remember why. I recently e-mailed it to a colleague and thought more people here might be interested.

Green, Greener, Greenest looks at universities with environmentally friendly business practices and how that could affect enrollment. According to the article: Green is good for the planet, but also for a college’s public image. In a Princeton Review survey this year of 10,300 college applicants, 63 percent said that a college’s commitment to the environment could affect their decision to go there.

Higher than you thought, right?

Here's a bit from the opening and, if I've piqued your interest, you should check out the whole article...

Green, Greener, Greenest

By Kate Zernike

Published: July 27, 2008

HIGHER education can’t resist a ranking: best college, best cafeteria, biggest endowment, biggest party school. It says something about what’s important on campus, then, that when the Princeton Review releases its annual guide to colleges this week, it will include a new metric: a “green rating,” giving points for things like “environmentally preferable food,” power from renewable sources and energy-efficient buildings. ...