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Many colleges claim that their eco-lessons are greening the world. Now some schools are trying to prove it.

How a professor, a class, even a PowerPoint presentation can change a life

Online classes do more than save students from a commute: They spread environmental education far and wide

Want a green job? Bypass the ivory tower. A community college may be better at getting you employed.

Don't know much biology? You will. Even social sciences are getting injected with environmentalism's hard facts.

Money might not grow on trees, but for students who want to help save the trees, it's there for the asking

By building eco-houses, students are jump-starting careers

The new divestment movement calls on schools to get their money out of dirty energy

Optimists. Activists. Leaders.

The complete list of Sierra's 2013 Cool Schools participants