Photo: wallyg20. New York University
This large university buys enough renewable-energy credits to offset all of its electricity use, and for a while was the top campus purchaser of green energy, according to the EPA. It requires new construction and renovations to meet LEED Silver standards (all the cool schools are doing it!), and doesn’t let the big city stand in the way of offering local, organic food in dining halls.

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