Schools meet demand by offering an increasing number of majors and degrees focused on the environment.

StarTribune.com (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
By JENNA ROSS, Star Tribune
Last update: September 25, 2009 - 11:43 PM

Students at the University of Minnesota-Morris could ride buses fueled by corn, sleep in dorms heated by a biomass furnace and eat food grown on nearby farms. But for years, they couldn't major in the environment.

"It was getting to be embarrassing," said Peter Wyckoff, a biology professor. "We had amazing green facilities out here but didn't have a fully developed green curriculum."

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