Category Archives: Captain’s Blog

The Captain’s Blog is the “logbook” of the Solar Bus. Here, we document and chronicle the everyday experiences of the Solar Bus – where we go, what we do, the trials and tribulations of keeping a big bus on the road, and the crazy things that happen to us almost everywhere we go.

New Wind Generator Arrives!!

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Gary

Look what the UPS man brought today! Our new Air Breeze wind generator just arrived and I had to immediately take it out of the box and have a look. We’ll be using it at all our events from now … Continue reading →

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Live blogging on Facebook

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Gary

Hi friends of the solar bus! We are on a trip to Richmond VA and live blogging along the way! Join us! It’s on Facebook. Here’s the link http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Solar-Bus/126402750708341

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Heading to Richmond VA

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Gary

Hi folks, we are getting prepared for another big trip to the mid-atlantic region. We leave from Richmond VT and go al the way to Richmond VA. Just one change of a letter, but it’s a lot of miles in … Continue reading →

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Video from our trip to the White House

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Gary

It took a while to edit down the video from the Solar Bus trip to the White House last October. On 10/24/09, rallies were held all over the world to call for climate change legislation. Organized by Bill McKibben and 350.org, it … Continue reading →

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Beware of “DIY” solar panel scams!

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Gary

After seeing and researching through a few of these “build your own solar panel” websites, I want to urge extreme caution to anyone considering spending even $1 with these. They are virtually ALL SCAMS.

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Video from last event of the year

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Gary

The Solar Bus was asked to solarize the music stage for a private party in Massachussettes. It was a lot of fun and the band, Don’t Call Me Shirley, was great. Here is some video of the solar powered stage. … Continue reading →

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Solar Bus on the Evening News!

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Gary

The Solar Bus visited the ECHO Science Center for Earth Day. The WPTZ news crew, headed by meteorologist Tom Messner, showed up and ran this nice interview and “tour” of the solar bus. The segment aired live on the 6:00 … Continue reading →

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Visit to Shelburne Community School

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Gary

Today the Solar Bus visited the Shelburne Community School. Over 200 kids from grades 5-8 came through the bus and got a 30 minute lesson on solar energy. Phew! My voice was gone by the end of the day but … Continue reading →

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Bonnaroo Video

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Gary

We finally found some time to edit down the video from our great journey to Bonnaroo this summer.  Watching this 30 minute mini-movie is very much like taking a ride on the bus.  Sit back and enjoy the ride, meet … Continue reading →

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Video from SolarFest

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Gary

The folks at Brighter Planet made a video from SolarFest that shows the Solar Bus (and other great projects). Check it out!

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