Published by Jesse on 30 Oct 2007 at 10:32 pm
Sierra Magazine’s 10 “Coolest” Schools
For Immediate Release
Orli Cotel, (415) 977-5627
San Francisco, CA, October 29, 2007 - Sierra magazine has named America’s top ten “coolest” schools for their efforts to mitigate climate change. From green electricity to a $12 million fund for ecofriendly projects, to a green dorm, the issue honors the colleges and Universities who are making a difference with climate change and global warming initiatives. The cover story for Sierra’s November/December issue is Sierra’s first-ever such listing of American schools.
“A new trend - American schools are going green,” said Bob Sipchen, Sierra’s Editor-in-Chief. “When schools take such important steps toward addressing climate change, it will have a huge impact on hundreds of thousands of students. And if young people take that passion forward in life, it will reverberate globally.”
Sierra’s Top 10 “Coolest” Schools of 2007:
- Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio, 2,800 students)
- Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 20,000 students)
- Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, North Carolina, 850 students)
- University of California System (ten locations, 214,000 students)
- Duke University (Durham, North Carolina, 12,800 students)
- Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vermont, 2,400 students)
- Berea College (Berea, Kentucky, 1,600 students)
- Pennsylvania State University (24 locations, 83,700 students)
- Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts, 8,800 students)
- Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 10,000 students)
