Transportation
10 Things I learned buying an EV in Central Oregon
This winter I found myself without a car and only a motorcycle to get around town in our Central Oregon snow storms. That is to say, I did not end…
Read MoreOLCV Releases 2023 Environmental Scorecard
This article has been copied directly from the Oregon League of Conservation Voters’ original post. Find the original page here: https://www.olcvscorecard.org/2023/ Environmental and Climate Progress: Despite Longest Republican Walkout in…
Read MoreOur First School Garden Bike Tour
It was a sunny Saturday in October… Earlier this month, a group of 10 folks biked to three youth garden projects on a beautiful autumn day. Here’s some highlights for…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Final Push to Pass The Climate Friendly & Equitable Communities Rules
Update 6/21/22: The Land Conservation & Development Commission (LCDC) passed only temporary rules in late-May, which means we are not quite over the finish line on these rules. Despite more…
Read MoreApplications open! Join a community conversation to give feedback on energy expenses
Community Gathering to Give Feedback on Living Expenses Focused on Energy Expenses Para leer este información en español, vea abajo. Huong (Sherry) Tran will be facilitating two 5-7-person focus groups…
Read MoreElectric School Bus Glossary
As we all work to electrify school buses it can be challenging to keep up with all of the acronyms and terms that get thrown around. From Kilowatt to V2G …
Read MoreA Conversation Between Dusty Diesel and Ellie Electric
We have 1,738 electric school buses (ESB’s) are currently funded, ordered, delivered or operating in the U.S. (CALSTART). But 95% of the nation’s nearly half million school buses are diesel. Lots of…
Read MoreFunding coming available in 2022 for Electric School Buses
My ongoing mantra is that buses in general are great (they make public education possible!). I also love the people who drive them, ride them and work on them. Electric…
Read MoreThe Money Cannon for Electric School Buses
At a recent school bus conference Jackie Piero of Nuvve noted, “There is a money cannon getting ready to be shot out of Washington D.C. for electric school buses” (ESB’s)”…
Read MoreTen Tips on Electrifying your Bus Fleet
The electric bus world is growing rapidly, with more purchase orders being placed for them weekly, massive federal funding for them being proposed, and Manufactures announcing new manufacturing plants. If…
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