2014 September/October

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America's Greenest Colleges 2014: The Top 10

The colleges at the top of our annual "Cool Schools" ranking have sustainability woven into their very culture.

By Avital Andrews

July 25, 2014

The colleges at the top of our annual "Cool Schools" ranking are so dedicated to greening every level of their operation--from energy usage to recycling to food sourcing to curriculum--that sustainability has become woven into their very culture.

Can Art Schools Save the Planet?

Art professors and students lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

By Amy Westervelt

July 25, 2014

Art students and professors have lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

Falling Stock

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry

By Richard Martin

July 25, 2014

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry.

Financial Statement

Universities divest from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

By Reed McManus

July 25, 2014

Stanford and other universities are divesting from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson

July 25, 2014

A few years from now, 80,000 new Indian households a month could extend their lives beyond sunset.

Senior Project

How two college students are turning a coal-era relic into a cultural center

By Andrew Nemethy

August 25, 2014

Two college students are turning a coal-era relic into a cultural center.