Sierra Magazine ranks Penn State in Top 10 eco-friendly schools
October 25, 2007
Sierra Magazine has named Penn State one of America's Top 10 "Coolest" Schools for its efforts to stop global warming. Penn State was ranked No. 8, just after Berea College in Kentucky and before Tufts University in Massachusetts. The magazine honored Penn State for "committing to a systemwide goal of LEED certification for all new buildings, a $10 million annual investment in retrofitting and efficiency, and a 17.5 percent decrease in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2012. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED's Green Building Rating System provides a set of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
The magazine made the "Coolest Schools" its cover story for November/December 2007 issue. It will hit stands today, Oct. 25. In making its selections, the magazine staff studied an array of data in determining which colleges and universities were showing the most initiative in taking on the challenges of global warming. They looked at everything from a college's clean energy purchases and green-building policies to their bike facilities and the food served in their dorms.
Sierra Magazine has a circulation of 1.2 million readers, and is the national magazine of the Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental group.
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