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Sustainability initiatives, including student-coordinated recycling, led the Sierra Club to pick Knox as one of its Cool Schools.

Sierra Club: Knox is one of the nation's Cool Schools

Rankings cover academic programs, campus activities, environmental impact

Students initiated recycling at Knox and collect materials from academic and residential buildings campus-wide.

For the fifth year in a row, Knox College is ranked by the Sierra Club as one of the nation's "Cool Schools." The rankings -- including energy saving initiatives, environmental impact and academic programs -- were published in the club's monthly Sierra Magazine.

Areas where Knox has scored in the rankings include:

Instruction and Research

Energy

  • Reduced 'greenhouse gas' emissions by making buildings more efficient and reducing heating
  • Testing use of timer for temperature control
  • Installation and retro-fitting of lights with high-efficiency LEDs
  • Real world example: From the KnoxWorks blog -- LED lights installed and other sustainability-related construction.

Food

Transportation

  • Completed a campus-wide transportation survey
  • Discourage air travel whenever possible
  • Decrease vehicle idling
  • Real world example: From the Knox Flickr channel: Support for Bike to Work Week

Water


In Pictures: Sustainability initiatives at Knox, including energy conservation, tree planting, research and campus events