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sustainability

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Webpages:

Environmental Commitment
www.coa.edu/about/environmental-commitment/
Beech Hill Farm
www.coa.edu/farms/beech-hill-farm/
Peggy Rockefeller Farms
www.coa.edu/farms/peggy-rockefeller-farms/

Stories:

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What it takes to become the greenest college in America [Bangor Daily News]

It isn’t easy being green, but College of the Atlantic has it pretty much figured out—and thinks other campuses can do it, too.
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New zero-waste ranking names COA as top school

College of the Atlantic is the #1 zero-waste campus in the country, according to a new ranking from the Post Landfill Action Network.
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COA tops green college list for sixth consecutive year

With high marks for regional and organic foods, a strong culture of waste diversion, and a broad commitment to sustainability-focused academics, College of the Atlantic takes the #1 spot in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Guide to Green Colleges. It is the sixth year in a row for COA to be named the greenest school.

Courses:

Faculty:

Gray Cox

Faculty, Philosophy, Peace Studies, & Language Learning
Jay Friedlander

Faculty, Sustainable Business
Reuben Hudson

Faculty, Chemistry

Residences:

Kathryn W. Davis Village