10 Ways to Green Residence Hall Life.

Living on campus can be quite conducive to lowering your carbon impact...Sure, meal plans don't usually include slow food swipes, but living in close quarters can cut on energy costs, students walk and use public transportation often, and are all about reuse in the used textbook market and the semesterly dumpster dives.

IKEA's Sunnan solar powered lamp.

Wanna add a few more green gestures to dorm life? Check out these ten tips from author Diane Rixon. No longer maintaining undergraduate status? No worries. These ideas ain't bad for anyone.

1. Go solar.
2. Buy organic.
3. Ditch the PVC.
4. Green cleaning.
5. Say "No!" to bottled water.
6. Choose Nature's air freshener.
7. Practice low-energy cooking.
8. Compact fluorescents.
9. Buy local, buy used.
10. Eco-friendly sudsing.