Princeton Review adds green rating to campus rankings
The Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Ia., United States - 4/22/2008...The environmental rating, which scores schools on things like greenhouse gas emissions, recycling programs, environmental curriculum and vegetarian food options, is intended to give prospective college students one more way to decide which college is best for them.
Liz Queathem, a biology professor at Grinnell College, said a question about sustainability research on campus is vague and may favor large universities with more faculty. However, Queathem likes the idea of green ratings. "It's great that sustainability and green issues are becoming mainstream, and I am happy about anything that raises public awareness," she said. ...
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