How can my
school help improve air quality?
Cleaner air
benefits everyone, especially children, and each of us can do something
to help improve air quality. Two areas where school systems can
help include improving energy efficiency and reducing diesel school
bus emissions.
Energy efficiency
means using energy wisely.
Approximately
60 percent of our electricity is produced by burning coal, which
in turn creates air pollution. By using energy wisely and reducing
our energy use, we can lessen the demand for electricity production.
Administrators, teachers and students can all take actions to help
to improve air quality and save money.
- Practice
energy conservation in the classroom and throughout the school.
Reducing energy consumption will also help save you money.
- Increase
the use of clean energy technologies in school systems.
- Help schools
reinvest their savings from energy improvements.
- Improve the
learning environment of schools through day lighting and better
temperature control.
For more information
about using energy wisely, click here.
What can
we do to reduce harmful diesel emissions from school buses?
Tennessee's
Clean School Bus program aims to protect children's health,
improve air quality, reduce energy use and save money by using less
fuel. Local governments and school systems can take action to reduce
diesel bus emissions.
For more information
about reducing diesel school bus emissions, click here.
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