环境与气候变化问题引起越来越多人的重视，绿色理念已经逐步深入人心，美国大学也不甘示弱，纷纷改善学校的设施，让大学变得越来越 绿 ，为环境保护尽一份力。美国Sierra Club发布了第三届年度 最绿 的大学。广大学生和家长也可以参考这个排名，这些大学至少在校园环境方面是一流的。哈佛大学也加强了生态环境方面的改善，在这次排名中位列第十一。

Recently, the Sierra Club released its third annual ranking of Cool Schools, which rates ecological awareness and sustainability forts among top colleges and universities. Seeking a comprehensive overview of each campus s eco-enlightenment, the Sierra Club sent a lengthy questionnaire to sustainability experts at hundreds of colleges and universities. The survey covered eight categories: ficiency, energy, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, and administration. Schools could earn up to ten points in each category; they were also awarded as many as five bonus points for additional green initiatives。

The top ten schools (in order) were (以下为前10名 最绿 的大学)

1. University of Colorado, Boulder 科罗拉多大学

2. University of Washington Seattle 西雅图华盛顿大学

3. Middlebury College

4. University of Vermont 佛蒙特大学

5. College of the Atlantic 大西洋大学

6. Evergreen State College

7. University of California, Santa Cruz 加州大学圣克鲁兹分校

8. University of California, Berkeley 加州大学伯克利分校

9. University of California, Los Angeles 加州大学洛杉矶分销

10. Oberlin College. 欧柏林学院

Harvard University was number 11. Many elite universities have realized that in order to compete for the best students, they need to take into account eco-enlightenment Harvard University leads the pack in energy ficiency, Yale University revolutionized its food operations, and the University of California at Los Angeles reorganized its waste management system。

以下为完整 最绿 大学排名名单：

Rank School

1 University of Colorado, Boulder

2 University of Washington, Seattle

3 Middlebury College

4 University of Vermont

5 College of the Atlantic

6 Evergreen State College

7 University of California, Santa Cruz

8 University of California, Berkeley

9 University of California, Los Angeles

10 Oberlin College

11 Harvard University

12 University of New Hampshire

13 Arizona State University, Tempe

14 Yale University

15 University of Florida, Gainesville

16 Bates College

17 Willamette University

18 Warren Wilson College

19 Dickinson College

20 New York University

21 Georgia Tech

22 Tufts University

23 Duke University

24 University of California, Davis

25 University of Oregon

26 Stanford University

27 University of California, Irvine

28 Bowdoin College

29 Columbia University

30 Johns Hopkins University

31 Carnegie Mellon University

32 Emory University

33 University of California, San Diego

34 California State University, Chico

35 Green Mountain College

36 St. Olaf College

37 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

38 Unity College

39 University of California, Santa Barbara

40 Oregon State University

41 Carleton College

42 Colorado State University

43 Central Michigan University

44 SUNY Binghamton

45 University of Pennsylvania

46 Washington University in St. Louis

47 Ithaca College

48 Furman University

49 Berea College

50 University of Montana

51 University of Idaho

52 Williams College

53 Haverford College

54 Santa Clara University

55 SUNY Albany

56 Pomona College

57 University of Central Florida

58 Hamilton College

59 College of William and Mary

60 Macalester College

61 Northland College

62 University of Puget Sound

63 Vanderbilt University

64 Brown University

65 Western Michigan University

66 Bard College

67 University of Maryland

68 Ball State University

69 University of Rochester

70 Harvey Mudd College

71 Amherst College

72 Clemson University

73 Stetson University

74 Naropa University

75 Hampshire College

76 Prescott College

77 Vassar College

78 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

79 St. Lawrence University

80 Fairfield University

81 George Washington University

82 Drexel University

83 Goucher College

84 University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

85 Colorado College

86 LA Community College District

87 Miami University

88 University of Cincinnati

89 George Mason University

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