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　　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 efforts 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: efficiency, 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 efficiency, 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