$400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses to Protect Children’s Health

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:40:44 +0000

The latest funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the USA.

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Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants to Modernize US Bus Fleets & Facilities

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:02:11 +0000

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes funding to expand the availability of clean buses in communities across the country  WASHINGTON — At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez this week announced the availability of approximately $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds to […]

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Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy — Kamala Harris (RIP) & Mike Bloomberg

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:55:38 +0000

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about the climate action plans of current presidential candidates. This first part of a two-part series spends a lot of time discussing the Kamala Harris campaign (RIP) and Mike Bloomberg’s unique entry and position

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UPDATE: Democratic Candidates’ Climate Plans Comparison, Now With Mayor Pete

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:37:32 +0000

With Buttigieg surging, and CleanTechnica’s deep dives into the front runners (and Yang’s) plans completed, it’s time for the overview comparison, now with Mayor Pete added

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Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders’ Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:10 +0000

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summarization of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion

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Mayor Pete’s Climate Plan Has Good Coverage & A Carbon Price, But Too Little Funding

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:35:51 +0000

Pete Buttigieg’s climate action plan is not nearly as strong as Warren’s, and the lack of funding puts it close to the level of Biden’s at the bottom of the heap. The major saving grace is the price on carbon

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