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

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

　　90 Elon University

　　91 Luther College

　　92 University of Louisville

　　93 University of Connecticut

　　94 University of Wisconsin, Stout

　　95 Pacific University

　　96 Rice University

　　97 Pace University

　　98 Pepperdine University

　　99 University of Nebraska, Lincoln

　　100 Bastyr University

　　101 Loyola University Chicago

　　102 Sarah Lawrence College

　　103 Syracuse University

　　104 University of Wyoming

　　105 Lawrence University

　　106 Marlboro College

　　107 University of Richmond

　　108 University of Dayton

　　109 Sewanee University of the South

　　110 Kalamazoo College

　　111 Tulane University

　　112 Rochester Institute of Technology

　　113 DePaul University

　　114 Chatam University

　　115 University of Georgia

　　116 Hobart and William Smith Colleges

　　117 University of Maryland, Baltimore County

　　118 Champlain College

　　119 Drew University

　　120 University of Illinois, Chicago

　　121 Washington and Lee University

　　122 Lasell College

　　123 Davidson College

　　124 Centre College

　　125 Baylor University

　　126 Muhlenberg College

　　127 Ohlone College

　　128 Knox College

　　129 Trinity College

　　130 Columbus State Community College

　　131 Azusa Pacific University

　　132 University of La Verne

　　133 Kansas State University

　　134 University of Missouri

　　135 Texas Tech University