Readyfor100-Region18

03/04/2021

Sen. Patty Murray is introducing the latest federal effort to flip the switch toward electric school buses. The Clean School Bus Act would provide the U.S. Department of Energy with $1 billion over five years to “spur increased adoption of this clean technology,” according to a Feb. 25 press rel...

11/05/2020

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OUSD Board of Education Votes to Adopt Climate Emergency Action Resolution Oakland - On Wednesday, October 28, the OUSD Board of Education took bold action in declaring a climate emergency and outlini

10/13/2020

https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/net-zero-energy-schools-offer-ct-a-glimpse-of-future-green-development

Spurred by increasing and high utility costs and public support for sustainability, two northeastern Connecticut towns are pursuing the first net-zero energy public school developments in New England. The towns of Manchester and Mansfield are wrapping up design plans for new and renovated net-zero e...

09/22/2020

09/04/2020

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09/01/2020

A Hartford-based architectural firm is designing two Connecticut elementary schools as “net-zero” buildings, which generate as much energy as they use.

08/07/2020

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On June 3, the Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education passed a resolution establishing a goal of transitioning the Region 18 school district to 100% clean energy by 2030, becoming the first school district in Connecticut to do so. 

07/29/2020

Schools across the country are saving money and shining a light on solar electricity.

07/01/2020

CAMPBELL, Ohio – Campbell City Schools will convert all of its buildings to be powered by clean energy, an effort […]

06/23/2020

https://www.sustainable-bus.com/electric-bus/electric-bus-public-transport-main-fleets-projects-around-world/?fbclid=IwAR1mFkHgElG1FYlTixp2IdJOqnMoTQdFfJwmg82BllROonr9kwytl6FRVqI

Electric bus adoption in public transport urban fleet is growing all over the world. It started in China, and it has taken a few years for other regions to start the transition. But now Europe is booming: the year 2019 will be remembered as the year when the electric bus sales volumes definitive ram...

06/17/2020

As the fallout from COVID continues to bulldoze through the economy, you’ve probably heard about the massive cuts to school […]