The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the west
Transportation is the largest single source of carbon emissions in the U.S. People who can electrify vehicle fleets are in demand — especially in school districts, where diesel emissions are causing skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma. Yesh talks with the ebullient Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas, who raised millions of dollars to bring electric buses to one of America’s biggest school districts.
Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers · Yesh Pavlik Slenk, Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas
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Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees’ host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh’s favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
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Resources on electric school buses (ESBs)
- World Resources Institute School Bus Initiative
- Electric School Bus Newsletter
- Mom’s Clean Air Force on environmental justice and electric school buses
- How infrastructure bill is related to electric school buses
- How electric buses reduce toxic exposure for kids
- Stockton Unified School District Energy Patrol video that got a standing ovation at the school board
- Stockton Unified School District is an exemplary case study at WRI
- Modesto City purchases largest single order of electric school buses from Bluebird
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