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Electrification is a long game. It’s been a century since gas street lamps switched to light bulbs and steam-powered trains swapped their smokestacks for overhead wires. At the time, few of these changes were made with sustainability in mind. But every pivot away from coal-fired or gas-powered toward electrically charged has protected our future. Today, we know exactly how impactful electrification is. Electric products are almost always more energy-efficient than those powered by fossil fuels. And because the US grid is decarbonizing at such a rapid clip — today, some 40 percent of all electricity generated in America is emissions-free — more than ever, plugging in is the fastest route to zeroing out your carbon footprint. This is why the National Resources Defense Council calls electrification “one of the best ways to help keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.”  It’s also why induction stoves, electric vehicles and heat pumps are among the hottest new consumer goods. Hell, half the time you need to join a waitlist just to get one. It’s an exhilarating moment. We’re on the cusp of a wholesale energy transition that will transform our homes, protect our climate and come to reshape virtually every corner of our world. Reasons to be Cheerful’s newest series puts that transformation front and center. Over the next 12 months, Our Electrifying World will explore how going electric is propelling us toward a decarbonized future. From the glee-filled seats of rechargeable school buses to the bustling kitchens of restaurants relinquishing gas, we’ll take you inside the energy transition that touches all of our lives.  This series is sponsored by Rewiring America. To learn more about our funder-supported content, read our Editorial Independence Policy. The post Introducing ‘Our Electrifying World’ appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

Across the country, fall is synonymous with the new school year: sharpened pencils, new bento-style lunch boxes and, for many, the return of the iconic yellow school bus. Only this year, millions of students will be transported by yellow school buses that are electric.  This change was several years in the making, and it’s a welcome one: Diesel buses — which comprise the majority of school buses in use today — spew exhaust that has been linked to serious physical and cognitive issues in children.  “Diesel school buses are incredibly polluting, not just for the environment — for air quality — but for children’s health. They are very harmful to children’s respiratory health, lung health, you name it,” says Carolina Chacon, the coalition manager for the Alliance for  Electric School Buses. Studies have shown that diesel fumes, one of the most toxic forms of air pollution, are associated with heart and lung conditions such as asthma as well as cognitive performance issues. Even students who ride buses that have been retrofitted with cheap engine modifications like “diesel particulate filters” perform better on tests, according to researchers at Georgia State University. “The science behind it is really clear that diesel is harmful, period. But for kids, whose lungs and brains are still developing, it is especially bad,” Chacon says.  The transition from diesel school buses to electric ones has been several years in the making. Credit: California Energy Commission When the Alliance for Electric School Buses formed in 2018, members were focused on demanding governors use the Volkswagen settlement funds [from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, aka Dieselgate] to purchase electric school buses. But in most states, the governors or their environmental departments chose to use the funds to swap out older diesel buses for “clean diesel” buses. This was a move in the right direction, but a lower bar than what the Alliance for Electric School Buses was fighting for.  Then, in 2019, the Alliance switched its focus to policy. It began working with the office of then-Senator Kamala Harris to introduce the first electric school bus bill to Congress. “Her office actually drafted the Clean School Bus Act of 2019,” Chacon says. The bill didn’t advance far, though, and Harris ended up running for president in 2020. “But the need for electric school buses did become a talking point during the primary,” Chacon says. “It was something Harris brought to the table, and that [Washington] Governor Jay Inslee brought to the table.” 

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According to CNN, sources said President Trump’s golf outing was a last-minute addition to his schedule on Sunday. “This round was NOT on the public schedule, and the public was not informed he’d be there. So how the H*** did this Ryan Routh clown know where Trump would be and at what time? This smells REALLY bad, guys,” journalist Nick Sortor said. NEW: President Trump’s golf outing was a “LAST MINUTE decision,” sources tell CNN This round was NOT on the public schedule, and the public was not informed he’d be there. So how the HELL did this Ryan Routh clown know where Trump would be and at what time? This smells… pic.twitter.com/2sHZ4Ngkuz — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 16, 2024 Per CNN: Former President Donald Trump’s golf game on Sunday was a last-minute addition to his schedule, two sources familiar with the matter said. Trump had no public events on his schedule for Sunday. Many people questioned how the would-be assassin knew where Trump would be. How did the assassin know where Trump was? Golfing was not on his public schedule. — Wyatt (@austerrewyatt1) September 16, 2024 Authorities identified the suspect as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. Sources said they recovered a backpack, rifle, and GoPro camera at the scene. >> @JohnMillerCNN: All this info is preliminary. But "in the area of the shooting, sources say they recovered a backpack and a semi-automatic rifle… and a GoPro camera." The camera suggests "that this individual may have wanted to record himself in the first person." pic.twitter.com/ACliktYvHg — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 15, 2024 “Sources I spoke with informed me that the USSS advance team was scouting the holes ahead of President Trump as he was golfing. Agents spotted the suspect in the tree line in possession of a semi-automatic rifle which they believe to be an AK-47 or similar,” Charlie Kirk said. “The agents either exchanged fire with him, or else it was only the agents shooting at the suspect—this remains unclear. The suspect immediately fled into the trees and initially managed to evade agents, but was quickly apprehended and is now in law enforcement custody,” he added. Sources I spoke with informed me that the USSS advance team was scouting the holes ahead of President Trump as he was golfing. Agents spotted the suspect in the tree line in possession of a semi-automatic rifle which they believe to be an AK-47 or similar. The agents either… — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 15, 2024 A former FBI assistant director told Newsweek that the suspect may have had inside information on Trump’s whereabouts. “Chris Swecker says there is a ‘scary’ possibility someone else was involved,” Collin Rugg wrote. “The biggest question to answer is: ‘How did the would-be assassin know to be at that location at that time?'” Swecker told the outlet. “There are only three possible answers: He guessed and got very lucky; he conducted surveillance on Trump and followed him to the golf course or he had inside information about Trump’s schedule,” he added. “The last answer is scary and has implications that another person was involved,” he noted. “During an interview with Fox News, Martin County Sheriff Will Snyder said the ‘million dollar question’ is how Routh knew where Trump was going to be,” Rugg said. WATCH: NEW: Former assistant FBI director says would-be Trump assas*n Ryan Routh may have had inside information on Trump’s schedule. Chris Swecker says there is a “scary” possibility someone else was involved. “The biggest question to answer is: ‘How did the would-be assassin know to… pic.twitter.com/P4yGXLU7h8 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 16, 2024 Per Newsweek: Swecker, who retired from the FBI in 2006 and is now an attorney based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said that it may be time to tone down some of the rhetoric on the former president. “There is little doubt that the demonization of Trump is resonating with the fringe elements who are mentally unstable and highly impressionable, so it may be time to tone it down a bit,” he said. He said Routh had been involved in some “strange quests,” including trying to get Afghan fighters into Ukraine to fight the Russians. “We know this suspect has posted about Trump being a danger to democracy and he has been active on some strange quests: visiting Ukraine to round up Afghan fighters so motive is coming into focus—he is a wing nut who dislikes authority, based on his arrest record for resisting arrest in a two-hour standoff,” Swecker said. That is a reference to an incident in 2002, when Routh was driving without a valid license and was stopped by police. He then sped off and barricaded himself inside his own roofing company for three hours before surrendering.