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Solar in the Classroom and the Coalfield: CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to PBS
Solar in the Classroom and the Coalfield: CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to PBS
Oct 17, 2022
Our CEO, Ryan McAllister, got to talk to VPM News about how Secure Futures is helping coal mining communities continue as energy-producing powerhouses.
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High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase
High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase
Oct 07, 2022
In response to higher demand than expected from public schools for funding under the new Clean School Bus Program, the US EPA just increased funds available to replace diesel school buses with electric ones.
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How Companies Can Work with Community Colleges to Create Solar Jobs
How Companies Can Work with Community Colleges to Create Solar Jobs
Jul 26, 2022
Educators are touting an innovative apprenticeship program to train solar technicians in Southwest Virginia as a model for the whole state and beyond.
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Seasoned Educator Brings Solar Power into the Classroom
Seasoned Educator Brings Solar Power into the Classroom
Jun 30, 2022
Cindy Schroer brings 30 years experience to our company's innovative partnership for standards-based education on solar power for K-12 students.
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Hands-on School Curriculum on Solar Power Highlighted at Energy Conference
Hands-on School Curriculum on Solar Power Highlighted at Energy Conference
May 03, 2022
Like many solar companies serving K-12 schools, after we installed solar panels on campus, we offered a curriculum on clean energy that teachers could use in class. But we wanted our program to be different.
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Solar Apprenticeships Available in SW Virginia
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.
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Secure Futures Publishes Free Guide to Help K-12 Schools Get Electric School Buses
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.
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Do Electric School Buses Have a Long Enough Range to be Practical?
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.
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Our 5 Best Articles from 2021
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.
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Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses
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.
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Two School Divisions in Southwest Virginia Go Solar
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.
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A New Campaign Aims to Make Solar Schools Mainstream
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.
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