The largest student transportation provider in North America, First Student, recently placed the largest order of electric school buses with Lion Electric Company. Lion manufactures both all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, and together the two companies announced the order. First Student is ordering 260 all-electric LionC school buses. This … [continued]
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland has decided to fully electrify its fleet. It has chosen Highland Electric Transportation to get to work transitioning its school bus fleet from fossil fuels to electricity, and that starts with an order for 326 electric school buses — to be delivered in … [continued]
Leilani Münter has shared with teachers and those of us who know teachers that Racing Extinction is now available to students for a virtual screening free of charge — along with lesson plans for all K-12 teachers worldwide.
Blue Bird has gone from 100 electric bus sales to 300 electric bus sales within the year!
As school districts struggle to adapt to a nationwide budget crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, many K-12 schools are shoring up budgets with a switch to solar power. Find out more inside this third edition of Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S. Schools
If you thought “clean diesel” was a scam long left in our automotive past, you haven’t met the Donald Trump “Environmental Protection Agency” being run by former fossil fuel lobbyist Andrew Wheeler.
It’s long been clear — solar energy is super hot, fun, and exciting, but energy efficiency is really where the gold is. You mention “energy efficiency,” and many people’s brains turn off while their eyes scan for an emergency exit. However, starting with the savings and hammering them home is a good way to avoid that problem.
With solar being a popular choice for those looking to save on their energy costs, it’s no surprise that schools are taking advantage of it as well. Furthermore, many more schools could save money by going solar.
University and college endowments in the U.S. looking for strong, sustainable revenue streams would do well to embrace on-site solar generation, and the solar industry would thrive if it could forge the partnership. Solar installations would deliver stronger and more reliable returns than current investments, and create many opportunities, including enhanced fundraising, positive press, and community appeal to current and prospective students
Every day after school for the past three years, I have walked past the same line of cars, smelled the same stench of exhaust, and felt the same need for action.
