ASU Named One The Nation’s Top 10 “Coolest” Schools by Sierra Magazine

August 21, 2008

Sierra magazine, a publication of The Sierra Club, has named Arizona State University (ASU) one of the nation’s Top 10 “Coolest” Schools for its efforts to stop global warming. The cover story for Sierra’s September/October issue is its second annual listing of the greenest American colleges and universities.
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Global Warming Aside, Fresh Water Dwindling

August 17, 2008

by Patricia Gober, Arizona State University
Arizona Repuiblic, Viewpoints

Professor Gober, Arizona State UniversityAccording to a study published in the July 14, 2000, issue of Science, one-third of the world’s population is water-stressed, with 8 percent classified as severely water-stressed, including the western United States and northern Mexico, South America, India, China, Africa surrounding the Sahara Desert, and southern Africa and Australia.
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Green Degrees at ASU – NBC 12 News Phoenix

August 6, 2008

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ASU makes Kaplan list of top 25 green colleges

August 5, 2008

Today’s students are going green and the move towards a sustainable future is impacting many of their decisions, including college and career choices. In recognition of this movement, Kaplan, a provider of education services for more than 70 years, has focused its new Kaplan College Guide 2009 for the first time on environmentally responsible schools and green careers.
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