sierraclub.org - sierra magazine - sept/oct 2011 - coolschools - top10 - 2: green mountain college: america's top ten coolest schools
Courtesy of Andy Duback
Cattle helped Green Mountain, in Poultney, Vermont, achieve climate neutrality. The school gets upward of half its energy from Central Vermont Cow Power, a utility that harnesses biogas from manure. Above, students learn to drive GMC's oxen for spring plowing. The school's agricultural projects are an experiment in fossil-free farming—instead of tractors, draft animals do much of the work. Score: 81.1