#School buses

[reasonsforhope]

According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 through June 2023—all driven to serve school children while providing cleaner air in 40 states.

Looking into the near future, the number of electric school buses that were already funded or on-order nearly tripled, and were spread across districts located in 49 states.

The emissions-free buses are found in 914 U.S. school districts and private fleet operators, according to the evidence-based nonprofit’s report published in September, 2023: State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US.

California leads all states, with over 2,000 committed electric buses across the sprawling territory. This is more than five times as many EV buses as the next leading state, Maryland, with 391 commitments.

New Jersey has the second largest increase with 107 new buses, while West Virginia has the third largest increase with 42 new commitments. The updated data shows electric school bus commitments are now more evenly distributed across all regions of the country.

The Top 5 School Districts by Number of Electric School Buses are:

Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

Los Angeles Unified School District

New York City Public Schools

Twin Rivers Unified School District (California)

Troy Community Consolidated School District (Illinois)

“We estimate approximately 69,000 students across the country are currently served by electric school buses that are delivered or in operation,” said the report authors, Lydia Freehafer, Leah Lazer, and Brian Zepka.

Zero pollution from tailpipes while buses are idling or driving means the students, staff, and community will be exposed to significantly less harmful air particulates that contribute to asthma and lung disease. The environment also benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The federal government’s Clean School Bus Program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, is one of the biggest funders of these vehicles, having awarded 2,339 electric school buses—with more on the way.

-via Good News Network, December 30, 2023

[pointandshooter]

photo: David Castenson

bus stop

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - September 1-7

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1. Rescue Dog Who Helped Raise Dozens of Foster Puppies Finds Forever Home

“Three and a half years ago, Noel arrived at Lucky Dog as a pregnant pooch pulled from [an] animal control shelter. […] Once the puppies were old enough to start life on their own, Lucky Dog found homes for all of them. […] Noel was an "amazing mom" to over two dozen foster puppies while staying at [a foster] house.”

2. Radiant cooling device uses significantly less energy than traditional air conditioning

“Testing of the device […] showed the cooling device capable of cooling the skin by approximately 7.3°C. It also showed that it consumed 50.4% less energy than an average air-conditioner of comparable ability. The research team notes that the device can also be run in reverse, to serve as a radiant heater.”

3. How a Native elections official is breaking down voting barriers in Arizona

“Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, Pima County Recorder, [… ran for office in 2020] to represent people who were being ignored by the democratic system and denied the right to vote. […] “People started getting the voter registration cards back, getting their voter IDs in the mail, and they were so excited to show me or thank me for helping them register,” she said.”

4. Scientists are growing [coral] babies in a lab to save animals from extinction

“Each August, corals in Florida release their eggs and sperm into the water[, … but “they] can’t reproduce on their own anymore.” [So, researchers are] collecting and freezing the spawn and growing them into genetically diverse baby corals that can be replanted into the wild[….] These resilient corals could pass important adaptations to their babies[….]”

5. New Legislation Will Accelerate Offshore Wind Energy in Delaware

““The responsible development of offshore wind and the transition to renewable energy is essential for the protection of wildlife, habitats, and communities from the havoc of climate change[….]” “This legislation is the product of careful consideration and input from multiple state agencies, industry experts, energy researchers and environmental advocates[….]””

6. Removal of Apache Trout from Endangered Species List Due to Collaborative Conservation Efforts

“[A]fter more than five decades of recovery efforts by federal, state and Tribal partners, […] the restoration of Arizona’s state fish marks the first […] trout delisted due to recovery, a significant conservation success[….] The Apache trout is found exclusively in streams of the White Mountains in the eastern part of Arizona […] and is sacred to the White Mountain Apache Tribe.”

7. [Texas] State court rules Austin must release files on police complaint

“Under the act, records of any complaint – even if no disciplinary action was taken – must be handed over to the civilian-led Office of Police Oversight. [… T]he ruling ushers in a new level of oversight of the complaint process and the department writ-large.”

8. Super-rare hairy-nosed wombat caught waddling through a woodland in Australia

“Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) say the video footage provides exciting evidence wombats are breeding in the refuge again. […] There are only 400 of them in the world, making them rarer than the giant panda and the Sumatran tiger. […] “Although this isn’t the first joey born at the refuge, it is the first juvenile spotted for a few years.””

9. The country’s biggest electric school-bus fleet will also feed the grid

“[The] country’s first all-electric school-bus fleet[,…] which serve the district’s special-needs students, […] can charge with low-cost power and discharge spare capacity at times of grid stress[…. V]ehicle-to-grid charging is something for which electric school buses are particularly well suited.”

10. The Push to Save Horseshoe Crabs Is Gaining Momentum

“Conservationists hope new restrictions on harvesting and synthetic alternatives to a crab-blood compound used in biomedical testing can turn the tide for the ancient arthropods, whose eggs are a vital food source for Red Knots [threatened migratory birds]. […] Now conservationists are in the thick of a multi-pronged push to save both species.”

August 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[badp1l0t]

Bruh i keep seeing sgb ads on yt shorts and stuff and i dont even read the webtoon is this is a sign

Chat shud i reed it

MAJOR UPDATE: CHAT IM DOIN IT CHAT IMA REED DA SKOOL OF TYE BUS

@t1oui @best-bro-ben @curlyburp @lee1504 @arthur-side @the-artist-07 (ik yall prob dont rlly care but whtever i need ppl to hype me up 😭😭)

[randomthingsthatidointhedaytime]

Ben from School Bus Graveyard

I just realized I have became the biggest simp known to man and women.

He’s like a quiet giant, or a killer bunny.

[rotten-ives]

pfffft whaaaaaat

what kind of absolute delinquent would climb into an abandoned bus via the broken back window?

not me, that's for sure

[taxi-davis]

the Elsie, Southern Michigan bus pile tourist spot

[timmurleyart]

Night buses. 🚌🚦(watercolor on paper)🌛

[fymo-blogs]

Warning for body horror, knives, and guns below cut!

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School Bus Graveyard stimboard

Event: Fymos Halloween Boards Day 18

Themes: buses, shadows, body horror, weapons

Note: I finished the first part, but deleted webtoon before it continued

Song:

[blorbopostings]

did you know? the Saf-T-Liner HDX bus and the Mazda Miata are best friends? because they are…..

look at them.

just some little guys :3 having fun :3

[kishkaok]

bus stop

[ukdamo]

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits, this view of Chicago.

It shows the Metra tracks looking south, at Grant Park

[badp1l0t]

ALRIGHT CHAT IM DOIN IT CHAT

IMA DIVE RIGHT IN THE SBG RABBIT HOLE

I BETTER REACH THE BOTTOM OF THIS ICE BERG AND FIND OUT WHY ITS SO GOOD OR THE ELSE IMA PERSONALLY SLAP EACH AND EVERYONE ONE OF YALL SBG FANS

sorry for shouting at u lol

Anyway, once i’m done reading it ill post a short summary of the story and say if i like it or not. I’ll also update yall on this post every five episodes or so and just express my opinion on them

Reading the webtoon 2day <3 08/09/2024

It has….begun

@lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504 @lee1504

UPDATES!!!

Episode 1-5 Review 08/09/2024 So the plot is interesting and suspenseful. I like the characters so far when though i barely know anything abt them (Aiden is my fave so far :3). Idk but the humor is kinda weak but there are some funny parts.

update: sorry but i cant read it for like a day or two 😭😭 im going to Hawaii 2day and there’s lotta stuff i gotta do this week, but ill read when i can :D

[kotekkzielony]

18 listopada 2023 roku KMKM (Klub Miłośników Komunikacji Miejskiej) zorganizowało święto z okazji 10-lecia wycofania Ikarusów z regularnej eksploatacji. Tego dnia na ulice Warszawy wyjechało kilkanaście autobusów tej marki i obsługiwały one linię 410. Same autobusy towarzyszyły Warszawiakom (w tym mi) do 2013 roku. Po tym czasie spotykane są tylko okazjonalnie lub na liniach turystycznych (uruchamiane w okresie letnim). Może to wydawać się dziwne, że mimo zakończenia regularnych kursów Ikarusów 10 lat temu, owe pojazdy na jeden dzień wróciły do ruchu (to trochę tak jakby np. wyprodukować i wyemitować nowy odcinek zakończonego już jakiś czas temu serialu), niemniej święto to uważam za doskonałą okazję do ponownego przejechania się i przy okazji przypomnienia sobie tych bardzo charakterystycznych jeżdżących pomieszczeń. Pomieszczeń, w których zimą było zimno, a latem tropiki, z nieszczelnymi i trzeszczącymi się oknami, nie raz z zamykającymi czy otwierającymi się drzwiami w czasie jazdy i nie tylko. Oczywiście, po 10 latach od ich zniknięcia z regularnego ruchu, przejażdżki nimi to już nie całkiem to samo, jednakże cieszę się, że zorganizowano takie wydarzenie, bo dzięki niemu mogliśmy wrócić myślami do tych czasów kiedy te specyficzne węgierskie autobusy zasilały tabor i jeździliśmy nimi do pracy czy szkoły. Wydarzenie to udowadnia też naszą pamięć o tych pojazdach (które jeździły m.in. po Warszawie blisko 40 lat) i z pewnością ta pamięć zbyt prędko nie umrze.