12 Dartmouth students, 1 veggie oil
powered bus, 13,000 sustainable miles, all for a greener tomorrow.
We are promoting the use of sustainable
energy though education and example. As we travel around the
country on a school bus converted to run on used vegetable
oil, we seek to discuss environmental responsibility, the viability
of alternative fuels, and tangible solutions to local and global
energy issues. Our target audience is tomorrow’s leaders:
college students, young politicians, young corporate leaders,
young families, and others who are most likely to be affected
by future energy issues.
10 weeks and 12,000 miles wiser, we
pulled onto the beloved Hanover Green yesterday, the last official
stop of our 2006 tour.
We are a group of students committed
to promoting the use of alternative energies through education
and example. On a school bus converted to run on used vegetable
oil, we are traveling around the country fostering awareness
about current global energy issues and creating dialogue about
tangible solutions to those problems.
6 weeks, 25 cities, and 10,000 miles later,
we’re back safe in Hanover, but our mission to make a difference
continues... The vehicle is a 1992 International Carpenter school
bus re-engineered to run on waste vegetable oil.
Using the waste vegetable oil vehicle as its focal point, the
Big Green Bus is rolling across the United States to pursue
two goals: raising awareness of alternative fuels and promoting
the sport of Ultimate Frisbee. The fulfillment of these goals
relies not only on the Bus team but also on the nationwide
community of Ultimate Frisbee players who will help connect
The Big Green Bus with people in each new locale. In addition
to informative presentations at Ultimate Frisbee tournaments,
The Big Green Bus will promote alternative fuels through environmental
action fairs, local alternative fuels interest group meetings,
and other similar community gatherings. With assistance from
groups across the nation, the environmentally aware message
of The Big Green Bus will continue to spread through the country
once the bus moves on.
