Cleaner Transportation: The Propane-Fueled Shuttle Bus

Photo Source: Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority The Shuttle Bus burns propane rather than gasoline, the number of hybrids and other alternative fuel vehicles on local roadways is growing, and collaborative efforts to implement smarter and cleaner regional transportation systems are making significant headway. Local demonstration of an integrated wind-hydrogen system for fuel production and use could help establish the feasibility of a sustainable transportation sector—one promising minimal harmful emissions and minimal reliance on fuels supplied from outside the region.

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A sampling of the creative output of students at Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School is presented below. In spring 2004, second graders were given an opportunity to learn about present-day and future transportation options (see article). They then came up with lots of ideas about the cars they would someday like to drive.

Carrot Car: Zachary Hesse	Wind-Powered Hummer: Charlie Powicki
Green Car: Jake Halliday	Green Ice Cream Machine: Corine Bechard

 

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Propane-fueled buses are not the only indicator of cleaner and green transportation systems in local communities. Data, information, art, and photos are sought that address topics such as the ones listed below:

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• Hybrid, biodiesel, and other alternative fuel vehicles
• Transit options and plans
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• Intermodal thinking
• Smart growth
• Active railways
• Hydrogen economy
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Dirty Roof

Conventional asphalt shingles are
the cheapest roofing material around but, as is usually the case, there is a cost: They are manufactured using petroleum by-products and, once they reach the end of their useful life, they must be landfilled as construction debris or “downcycled” as road materials or in other low-value uses. Credit: Houston Advanced Research Center

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Green Roof

Thatching represents an attractive and sustainable roofing solution. This thatched roof, gracing a barn in Yarmouthport, transforms an invasive wetland plant (Phragmites sp.) into a useful, biodegradable shelter.

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