POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review.

The education services company selected SUNY Potsdam for inclusion in the just-released second annual edition of its free downloadable book, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition.”

“SUNY Potsdam has been working hard to decrease its environmental footprint,” said R.J. Mattimore, the new Sustainability and Operations Coordinator for SUNY Potsdam.

On the list of initiatives is the purchase of $300,000 in local produce and goods each year by PACES, the dining services for SUNY Potsdam. The college has also gone to Zero Sort recycling.

Released on April 20, just two days prior to the April 22 celebration of Earth Day, the guide has profiles of the colleges that provide application information plus facts, stats, and write-ups reporting on the schools’ environmentally related policies, practices and academic offerings.

The free guide can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.aspx.

For more information about sustainability at SUNY Potsdam, visit www.potsdam.edu/about/sustainability