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Scoring Key

July 31, 2014

In this story: cool schools

Zero Waste, Abundant Rewards

By Lucia Iglesias July 31, 2014

In this story: recycling

Methodology

How we surveyed and scored the schools

July 31, 2014

In this story: cool schools

Drain-It-Yourself

Taking on pollution in the Great Lakes—one downspout at a time

By Caitlin Kauffman July 30, 2014

In this story: clean water, , diy, activism

The Finer Side of Flotsam

By Steve Hawk July 30, 2014

In this story: art, saving wild places, recycling, lifestyle

An Eco-Friendly Cave Hotel in Spain

By Berne Broudy July 30, 2014

In this story: travel, adventure, biking, lifestyle

Free Fuel Forever

By Michael Brune July 30, 2014

In this story: clean energy, coal, climate change, technology, activism

World's Worst Climate Denier?

By Paul Rauber July 30, 2014

In this story: climate change

Hail and Hypothermia at 11,000 Feet

By William Dolphin July 30, 2014

In this story: biking, adventure

Aggressively Passive Maine Dorm

Where mini-fridges aren't allowed and a single hairdryer can heat the place in winter

By Abigail Curtis July 28, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, design, cool schools, home

Supermoon and Shooting Stars

Can't-Miss August Astronomy

By Kelly Kizer Whitt July 28, 2014

In this story: astronomy

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

In this story: cool schools, education

Sea Butterfly

Spread your wings and swim

By Michael Engelhard July 25, 2014

In this story: animals

Waiting for Light

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

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson July 25, 2014

In this story: solar, international climate policy, activism

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

Where Ideas Get Schooled

By Avital Andrews July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, activism, education

Financial Statement

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

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, coal, climate change, activism

Stanford’s decision to divest its $18.7 billion endowment of coal stocks is a narrow response to the Fossil Free movement, but it carries a lot of clout.

On the One Hand: Salmon

By Dashka Slater July 25, 2014

In this story: salmon, climate change

Up to Speed

Two Months, One Page

By Paul Rauber July 25, 2014

In this story: climate change, wildlife, activism

The Baird's sparrow, a favorite of U.S. birdwatchers, is being pushed out of North Dakota and Montana and into Canada by climate change.

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

In this story: lifestyle, diy, art, climate change, cool schools

A detail of Pam Longobardi's 20-foot-long Economies of Scale (2013), made from plastic debris the artist found in oceans from Greece to Alaska.

Animal Saboteurs