October 17, 2008

Economic Woes May Hurt Colleges' Green Efforts

By SCOTT CARLSON

Recent events on Wall Street raise a complicated question: Will the financial crisis help or hurt colleges' sustainability efforts?

Both are possible.

With pundits and politicians talking about how a green economy can save America, it might seem like sustainability's time has come. After all, sustainability involves knowledge of natural, social, and economic systems, and the financial crisis stands as a lesson in system breakdown. The average American is now learning about the

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