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People everywhere are starting to pay more and more attention to the ‘Going Green’ movement. Retail stores sell recycled products that claim to be environmentally friendly. But how does all of this apply to online education? Well online learning, by default, is green. The chance for students to get their education reduces energy loss and pollution caused by transportation as well as slims down paper usage.
Even out of those colleges who host online classes there are some that are more ecologically friendly than others. The great thing is there are many colleges that offer ‘green’ programs even if there are some who seem less than concerned about ecological damage.
Some of the schools include:
- Northeastern University. This university has been considered green since the 1980s. The college uses environmentally friendly products such as fluorescent light bulbs that reduce carbon emissions more than six-hundred tons a year. Coupled with a intense recycling program that has been in place for more than twenty years, they even recycle in the dining hall.
- Anaheim University. This university is striving to become the first paperless university. It is also committed to reducing emissions.
- University of Maryland. This University committed itself to enforcing green strategies on campus and to help with sustainability across the United States. This school is one of the top schools when it comes to environmental research and it even hosts a yearly conference dedicated to green campus life.
- Oregon State University. This university has paid more than a million dollars to go into green buildings and they partnered with Portland State University in the research. The OSU green goal is to create better green businesses and tools for workers.
For anyone looking to be a green student, starting online is a great option. However, there are always other choices and universities that are more than happy to provide them. Research the school you are interested in and see what they are doing to be more green. Research the programs you are interested in and see if they have green alternatives for the classes you will be taking.
