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Is your kids' school smart or dumb? Indiana's DPW says Smart Schools Don't Idle

Officials from the Department of Public Works told the Indianapolis Star that not only is idling bad for the environment, but it's bad business sense, too. As part of a program to get schools to reduce the amount of time their buses sit and idle, the DPW launched a "Smart Schools Don't Idle" plan on Monday. The focus was on cleaning the air that kids breathe, but DPW officials just happened to mention that reducing idling by just ten minutes a day can save $180 a year in gasoline costs. There have been a lot of anti-idling initiatives aimed at ... Read more →

NYC study finds diesel soot particles contribute to asthma in school children Sebastian Blanco

In the South Bronx, school kids have unusually high rates of asthma. Thanks to a five-year study, we now know it's because diesel trucks spew a lot of soot into the air. The study found that kids had ...

Is your kids' school smart or dumb? Indiana's DPW says Smart Schools Don't Idle 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Officials from the Department of Public Works told the Indianapolis Star that not only is idling bad for the environment, but it's bad business sense, too. As part of a program to get schools to reduce the amount of time their buses sit and idle, the DPW launched a "Smart Schools Don't Idle" plan ...

NYC study finds diesel soot particles contribute to asthma in school children 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the South Bronx, school kids have unusually high rates of asthma. Thanks to a five-year study, we now know it's because diesel trucks spew a lot of soot into the air. The study found that kids had worse asthma on high-traffic days, which is bad news for kids who live in one of the busiest area ...


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