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The vice chair of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Clean Energy Task Force writes that a change to the state law governing rooftop solar could put a stop to plans for the school district to rely solely on clean energy by 2030.
Schools "are perfect for solar, with their big, flat roofs and daytime energy needs," writes Miami-Dade County Council PTA/PTSA member Michele Drucker. Florida lawmakers need to repeal the ban that stops schools form leasing solar through power purchase agreements.
The yellow school bus is going green as Miami-Dade starts transition to an electric fleet Linda Robertson, The Miami Herald
Jan. 15 A landmark decision by Miami-Dade County Public Schools to begin converting its noisy, pollutant-belching diesel buses into an electric fleet was driven by middle school student Holly Thorpe s science fair project. Her investigation yielded even more alarming conclusions than she expected, showing that carbon dioxide fumes inside buses were 10 times higher than limits recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.
A year after she presented her findings to school board members and urged them to switch to zero-emissions buses, the district is taking the first step toward cleaner, healthier transport.