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The University of Colorado at Boulder received the highest grade of any of the state’s colleges in a nationwide "report card" on sustainability practices on college campuses. The “College Sustainability Report Card 2010,” an appraisal of 332 colleges nationwide, was issued Wednesday by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. CU Boulder was one of 26 U.S. schools to receive the sustainability report card’s highest grade, A-minus, and was named an “Overall College Sustainability Leader.” “Coming on the heels of our ranking by Sierra magazine as the No. 1 green university in the nation, this ranking makes a strong case for CU-Boulder’s national leadership in sustainability,” CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano said in a statement. “When a university combines faculty, staff, student and administrative commitments to the environment, as we at CU-Boulder have for nearly six decades, the results are unprecedented.” Both the University of Denver and Colorado College were given B-plus grades, and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs a B. Colorado State University drew a C-plus, and Colorado School of Mines a D-plus. The report, based on survey responses from school officials, evaluated colleges on a variety of factors, including energy use, recycling, “green” buildings practices, investment priorities and “shareholder engagement.” CU Boulder “has a revolving loan fund to support campus sustainability projects, and the university’s bike paths are linked to the city’s bike paths for easy eco-travel,” said a statement accompanying the report. “Colleges are now taking pride in greener campuses and sustainability-savvy investments — increasingly important concerns for parents and students in choosing a school,” said Mark Orlowski, executive director of the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Click here for the College Sustainability Report Card. denvernews@bizjournals.com Contact the Editor Need Assistance? 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