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College Kids Cut Energy, Display Real-Time Results Online

Another conservation contest on college campuses is nothing new. How they're showing off the results makes this one notable. About 40 colleges in the U.S. and Canada

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With Support from Bill McKibben and Michael Pollan, Campus Food Co-op Project...

Thursday marks a big day for the future of food on college campuses around the country. Bill McKibben, Michael Pollan, and Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel are part of the launch committee that...

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Smart Thinking: Princeton To Install Largest PV Field on Any Campus

Princeton: Ivy league school, a proud tradition, and now a super green and clean energy leader. The New Jersey-based school has plans, according to the Daily Princetonian, to buid the largest PV...

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The Heretic is Environmental Theatre that Makes You Think Twice

At last, a play about the environment that isn't preaching to the converted and is bringing in the crowds. The Heretic at London's Royal Court Theatre is painfully witty in its intelligent look at...

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Alexander Julian Designs Green UNC Graduation Regalia

Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina's aqua graduation gowns, he's gone and given his alma

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Reverb Turns 100, Gives Away Wiz Khalifa Tickets, More

What do you do when you turn 100? If you're Keith Richards, who go on tour. The same goes for the enviros at Reverb, a Portland, Maine, outfit that greens concert tours and venues. The nonprofit is...

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Green Gift Guide for Graduates

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world? Toast this accomplishment with one of the 10 earth-conscious gifts in this guide -- from...

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Green Gift Guide for Graduates (Slideshow)

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?

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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need...

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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students (Slideshow)

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need...

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Urban Green: Architecture for the Future Hits the Road for National Book Tour

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across

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On the Road with Urban Green at Winthrop University

Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in

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On the Road with Urban Green - One Week Out

Today is the end of the first week of my book tour for my new book Urban Green. I've crisscrossed North and South Carolina to engage as many people as I can at some of the best schools in the

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An In-Depth Look at the University of Washington, Sierra Magazine's Top Cool...

We've scratched the surface of Sierra magazine's Cool Schools list on Treehugger before, but this time I've decided to dig into one of the schools so we can learn more about what

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One Mean, Green Stadium For North Texas

University of North Texas has build a LEED Platinum stadium to be the envy of other college campuses.

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Scoring One for Clean Energy on College Campuses

College students make waves for clean energy at IU, UK basketball games.

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Young Americans Do Care About the Environment

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.

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Texas College Converts its Football Field into a Working Farm

Paul Quinn College in Dallas converted its underused football field into a working farm.

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Green Gift Guide For Graduates

Toast your grad's entry into the big wide world with durable, chic, and useful goods like a practical tote bag, an electric scooter, and a life-changing journey to save lions.

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America's Top 10 Greenest Colleges

From campus gardens to intensive recycling, Sierra magazine's annual list gives a tip of the hat to the nation's most sustainable schools.

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Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University

Sierra magazine released its 2012 Cool Schools list, and UC Davis took #1 - let's learn more about them.

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Calling for Clean Energy at Indiana University

Students organize a massive call-in to demand the school transition away from coal.

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Inspired by Amazing Youth Climate Action Leaders

For me, organizing is about people. I love that moment when a new volunteer realizes that she has the power to effect change. That she has the power to influence decision-makers and make a positive...

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University and college campuses are working toward Zero Waste

The Post-Landfill Action Network, launched at the University of New Hampshire, challenges campuses across the continent to start tackling waste seriously.

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Students spend their summer protecting America’s urban trees

This summer, students are spending 8 weeks conserving nature in hands-on environmental internships in NY and Philadelphia for The Nature Conservancy’s Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities initiative.

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What skills should every 18-year-old have?

In response to the question above, a former Stanford dean lists 8 essential skills for success in life - many of which are sadly neglected by parents today.

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Empowering the next generation of green leaders

Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future

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'How to Raise an Adult' is the best parenting book you'll ever read

Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims sets out a sensible guide for why and how American parenting needs to change, if we truly want our kids to do well in life.

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7 things college students should know about cooking

Who needs a dining hall when you've got a dorm kitchen available? Even if you don't, make it happen with a few basic tools and skills.

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More than half of students at U.S. community colleges say they're hungry

Food insecurity is a very real problem for many Americans, but who knew that it affected so many college students, too?

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