Friday, September 19, 2008

Most Eco-Friendly Colleges and Endowments

I leafed through the sustainability reports for over 200 colleges.

Carleton College(A-)
State Minnesota, Blue

Dartmouth College(A-)
State: New Hampshire,Blue

Harvard University(A-)
State: Massachusetts,Blue

U. California (B+)
State: California,Blue

U. Michigan (B+)
State: Michigan,Blue

U. Wisconsin(B+)
State: Wisconsin,Blue

Stanford (B+)
State: California, Blue

Oberlin College (B+)
State: Ohio, RED

Brown University(B+)
State: Rhode Island,Blue

Columbia University(B+)
State: New York,Blue

Dickinson College(B+)
State: Pennsylvania,Blue

M.I.T.(B+)
State: Massachusetts,Blue

Duke University(B+)
State:North Carolina,RED

Amherst(B)
State: Massachusetts,Blue

Clark University(B)
State: Massachusetts,Blue

Cornell University(B)
State: New York, Blue

Grinell College(B)
State: Iowa, RED

Macalester College(B)
State Minnesota, Blue

Michigan State(B)
State: Michigan, Blue

Northeastern(B)
State: Massachusetts, Blue

Penn. State(B)
State: Pennsylvania, Blue

Ponoma College(B)
State: California, Blue

University of Minnesota(B)
State: Minnesota, Blue

U. Pennsylvania(B)
State: Pennsylvania, Blue

Vassar College(B)
State: New York, Blue

Of the 25 greenest, most eco-friendly colleges, only 2 were from Red-States: Duke University and Grinnell College. 23/25 of the most eco-friendly colleges were from Blue States. The numerical equivalent is that 92% most eco-friendly colleges were located in Blue states while 8% of most eco-friendly colleges were located in Red States.