2014 September/October

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America's Greenest Colleges 2014: The Top 10

The colleges at the top of our annual "Cool Schools" ranking have sustainability woven into their very culture

By Avital Andrews

September 1, 2014

Can Art Schools Save the Planet?

Art professors and students lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

By Amy Westervelt

July 25, 2014

Falling Stock

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry

By Richard Martin

July 25, 2014

Financial Statement

Universities divest from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

By Reed McManus

July 25, 2014

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson

July 25, 2014