This is the final installment of the green bus series. Read all five parts here. Standing as one of the most memorable and defining experiences of my life, the adventures of our green bus brought us back to Tahoe, right where we had started. From Hannibal, Missouri we continued to make a giant loop around [...]
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Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 5 (Final)
January 14th, 2012 
Heather Perry Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 4
January 7th, 2012 Heather Perry Around the beginning of August, with our bus fully functional again, and about halfway through our adventure, I had ample time to process this whole biofuel phenomenon. As brought to my attention originally by my father, who would send me periodic articles on the topic, in addition to me personally offering explanations to curious people [...]
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Tags: Bio-fuels, Biodiesel, Biomass, Brazil, Green Bus Series, Heather Perry, Lifecycle, United Nations 
No Comments »Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 3
December 31st, 2011 Heather Perry I should take a moment to describe the Lovecraft Biofuel conversion done on our bus. To safeguard against any particles that might bypass the filtration system, an additional inline fuel filter causes the engine to stall when clogged, preventing potentially irreparable engine damage. This inline filter came in handy when we broke down in Utah [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Recylcing, Transportation Tags: Battery, Bicycles, Colorado, Green Bus Series, Heather Perry, Minnesota, Solar Energy, Zero Waste No Comments »Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 2
December 24th, 2011 Heather Perry This is the second in a series by Heather Perry. All posts in the series will be available here. We drove our bus to our first supplying client, the restaurant where Darcy had been working. Consistent with what we would find throughout the rest of our three-month journey, the owner of the restaurant was encouraging [...]
Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 1
December 17th, 2011 Heather Perry This is the first in a series by Heather Perry. All posts in the series will be available here. Sometimes I laugh in disbelief when I think back to my first summer after graduating college when I found myself, without really planning for it, living on a short school bus that was running off none [...]
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