University and college endowments in the U.S. looking for strong, sustainable revenue streams would do well to embrace on-site solar generation, and the solar industry would thrive if it could forge the partnership. Solar installations would deliver stronger and more reliable returns than current investments, and create many opportunities, including enhanced fundraising, positive press, and community appeal to current and prospective students
Dickinson College has taken a step towards taking control of its electricity usage with the installation of 12,456 solar panels on a 12-acre plot adjacent to the school. The system represents about 5 solar panels per student and will offset 25% of the usage of the electricity used by the school each year.
In the fourth year that Princeton Review and the Center for Green Schools at USGBC have released “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges,” a downloadable ebook. The review has grown as the movement toward sustainability remains a primary concern for prospective students. It appears that in addition to … [continued]
Climate issues are clearly important to today’s college students – in a 2013 Princeton Review survey, 62% of all college applicants said a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply or attend the school, and students have begun fossil fuel divestment movements at more than 300 colleges.
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise then that the heads of America’s colleges and universities are listening to their constituents and leading some of the most significant efforts today to transition to a sustainable future through the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
University of California, Davis has been named the most sustainable American college in the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools report. […]
If you are looking to go to college (or your child is) and you’d like to find a green one, Princeton Review and the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have released a free guide to a full 322 green colleges. It’s actually the partnership’s 3rd … [continued]
