At first blush, it looks like an ordinary, no-frills Honda Civic sedan with some colorful graphics on it.

What’s cool is that the car is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), a safe, clean, alternative fuel option. And its addition to the university vehicle fleet is the brainchild of Kirby Kemper, the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Physics and vice president for Research at Florida State.

Florida State News / Two years ago, Florida State University senior Sandy Simmons went to a college housing conference and got a big idea: recycled bike rentals for students — on the cheap.

Florida State News / Signifying that this is a major goal, the university has hired its first full-time advocate for all things "green" — a director of campus sustainability.