From The Students' Blog

Everywhere you turn, the drive toward eco-conscious "green" living seems to be spreading, especially at America's colleges and universities. With a willingness to speak out and campaign for change, college students have long earned their reputation as progressive, sometimes wide-eyed idealists, and the green movement has inspired a new generation of activists.

Whether it's implementing a strict recycling program or devising a multi-year plan for becoming carbon-neutral, more and more schools, often spurred to action by their students, are striving to become more eco-friendly. Here are 12 of the most noteworthy examples.

1. College of the Atlantic - Bar Harbor, Maine [...]
2. Middlebury College - Middlebury, Vermont [...]
3. Evergreen State College - Olympia, Washington

This Washington-state school has a rich tradition of eco-friendly practices and operations. Home to a 13-acre organic farm with a compost facility and powered by 100-percent clean energy, Evergreen State is a pristine model of sustainability from top to bottom.

Food grown on the Evergreen farm is sold to Aramark, the school's food service provider. Proceeds from the sale of the farm's crops are used to help fund student projects, and excess crop production is given to the local charities and food bank.