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Sierra magazine September/October 2008

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University of Florida, Gainsville
Cool Schools 2008

The Top 10 Coolest Schools 2008

Ten that get it

By Lea Hartog

September 6, 2008

Organic food? Check. Solar power, biodiesel buses, and composting? Check, check, check. Colleges large and small get their green on.
Cool Schools 2008

Cool Crowd

Organic food? Check. Solar power, biodiesel buses, and composting? Check, check, check.

By Lea Hartog

August 10, 2008

Grand Canyon Skywalk
Feature

Vertigo

The Grand Canyon under glass

September 1, 2008

Departments

Departments

Surfers for Cetaceans
Do-Gooder

Wave Riders Unite

Dave Rastovich Byron Bay, Australia; cofounder, Surfers for Cetaceans

Interview by Steve Hawk

September 1, 2008

Leafy Seadragon on Kangaroo Island
Field Trip

Kangaroo Island

In search of the leafy sea dragon

September 1, 2008

Organic food? Check. Solar power, biodiesel buses, and composting? Check, check, check. Colleges large and small get their green on.
Cool Schools 2008

Cool Crowd

Organic food? Check. Solar power, biodiesel buses, and composting? Check, check, check.

By Lea Hartog

August 10, 2008

Shopping (and Scavenging) List
Cool Schools 2008

Eco-Dorms

Schools around the globe have taken to greening campus housing

By Katie Mathis

August 10, 2008

Sound of Mountain Water
Cool Schools 2008

Good Green Reads

Professors describe essential environmental books--and why they love them.

By Josh Stephens

August 10, 2008

Some colleges embrace the outdoors as a classroom
Cool Schools 2008

Outdoor Academia

Some colleges embrace the outdoors as a classroom

By Peter Frick-Wright

August 10, 2008

University of Florida, Gainsville
Cool Schools 2008

The Top 10 Coolest Schools 2008

Ten that get it

By Lea Hartog

September 6, 2008

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