Green campuses

The Princeton Review's annual guide to colleges will include an additional rating when it comes out this year-a green rating.

Colleges will get points for things like:  “environmentally preferable food,” power from renewable sources and energy-efficient buildings.

And, I assume, a good recycling program.

What is "environmentally preferable food"?

Most of the attributes for this type of food are found in the packaging, including,

• Biodegradable
• Energy efficient
• Recyclable
• Recycled-content
• Reusable
• Water efficient

According to a New York Times story, "Green is good for the planet, but also for a college’s public image. In a Princeton Review survey this year of 10,300 college applicants, 63 percent said that a college’s commitment to the environment could affect their decision to go there."

Comments

[Ron]

Sashia's wine bar on Demun now offers biodegradeable go boxes. Ask the next restaurant your at to get rid of the styraphom containers.