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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

    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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