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EPA Announces Webinar on Clean Bus Rebate Program

May 17, 2022

On Tuesday, January 24, 2022, the EPA will hold a webinar for schools interested in applying for the first round of funding for electric school buses.

Get Ready to Apply for $5 Billion in EPA Clean School Bus Funding

Apr 25, 2022

Applications open in a few days for the first round of new Clean School Bus Program grants with $5 billion for electric and alt fuel vehicles.

Solar Apprenticeships Available in SW Virginia

Apr 19, 2022

In summer 2022 sixteen local students will have the opportunity to help build solar arrays on 11 schools in Lee and Wise County through an apprenticeship program offered by Secure Futures.

Secure Futures Publishes Free Guide to Help K-12 Schools Get Electric School Buses

Mar 31, 2022

More schools want to ditch their old dirty and noisy diesel school buses and start running clean and quiet electric ones. But schools have questions about cost and practicality. Our new free guide offers answers.

The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.

Mar 15, 2022

Utilities use natural gas, which spikes with the price of oil, to generate much of the power on the grid. Installing solar panels now on a fast track is the best way to lower energy costs quickly.

Do Electric School Buses Have a Long Enough Range to be Practical?

Feb 11, 2022

Bus drivers love electric school buses but need to know that their battery range is long enough to cover their routes.

4 Steps to Help Your School Get Electric Buses

Jan 18, 2022

This free guide will help parents and students help their schools to transition from dirty diesel buses to clean electric rides.

Our 5 Best Articles from 2021

Dec 17, 2021

Learn how one of our people is helping cool down urban heat islands, how you can do more to fight climate change and new ways that solar helps the economy.

Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses

Dec 09, 2021

The money Congress has already voted for electric school buses is a good start, but public health advocates are asking for much more.

Two School Divisions in Southwest Virginia Go Solar

Oct 22, 2021

Schools in Wise County and Lee County Hire Secure Futures to Install a Total of 3.2 Megawatts of solar power systems on 9 campuses.

A New Campaign Aims to Make Solar Schools Mainstream

Oct 13, 2021

The respected Aspen Institute has just launched an initiative to help the nation's 100,000 public schools improve education by fighting climate change.

Rooftop Solar + Storage Can Make America’s Energy Transition Nearly $500 Billion Cheaper

Sep 14, 2021

President Biden wants the U.S. to generate 45% of its power from solar by 2050. To meet this ambitious goal, his plan will need more than just big solar farms. A local solar-storage plan will be crucial, according to a new computer model.

Erik Curren

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