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Check out some of the latest moves where alternative fuels and school buses intersect, including electric and propane bus deployments, new EV products, and an update from CARB.
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Shutterbugs who haven’t yet entered this year’s competition have some extra time to get their shots in. The deadline is now June 8.
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The Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology partner for the “Green Eco School Bus,” a project focused on converting an existing school bus into a hydraulic hybrid that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools donated the 16-passenger unit, and officials say installation is nearly complete.
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The event, to be held in Long Beach, Calif., next week, will feature discussions from manufacturers of vehicles fueled by propane, dispensing equipment and tanks, as well as current propane fleet users. A free webcast will be available for those who cannot attend.
Read More →Federal stimulus funds help Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools in purchasing the Thomas Built hybrids. Some 20-year-old buses are being replaced.
Read More →The school receives the bus for winning the title of "Canada's Greenest School" last year. Jennifer Hoa entered a video in the contest that focused on future leaders having the ability to inspire their school and others in taking "green" initiatives.
Read More →The first western region edition of the school bus manufacturer's technician institute will cover such topics as maintenance and inspections, 2010 emissions systems and advanced electrical.
Read More →California State Assemblyman Jared Huffman presents his March Sustainable North Bay Award to West County Transportation Agency Executive Director Michael Rea for the agency’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It operates 44 vehicles on compressed natural gas, and all of its diesel exhaust systems have been retrofitted with the highest level particulate trap.
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The school bus manufacturer has zero-waste-to-landfill operations, meaning that everything received or produced by Thomas Built is used, reused, recycled or sold, and nothing is sent to a landfill. The company is also participating in a solar panel project, and all of its manufacturing facilities became ISO 14001 certified last year.
Read More →A free web seminar this Thursday that is sponsored by the American School Bus Council and presented by SBF will offer guidance on communicating the environmental, economic, educational and safety benefits of the yellow bus.
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In a new PSA in Utah, former basketball All-Star Mark Eaton explains that the state's school buses "save over $40 million and reduce over 11 million gallons of fuel."
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