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The nation’s first clean air mobile museum that teaches children to be environmentally friendly will make a stop in Bartlett at Clare Woods Academy, 801 Carillon Drive, Bartlett, on November 21. Students will tour the bus between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The 45-foot brightly colored Clean Air Club bus, featuring hands-on, interactive exhibits, was the brainchild of Cook-Illinois Corporation, the largest family-owned and operated school bus company in the country. The corporation uses biodiesel fuel in most of its 1,700 school buses on a daily basis and is interested in educating children about renewable fuels and other ways they can protect the environment.
“Our goal is to provide a cleaner and safer environment for students, but also make it a fun learning experience. That’s why we decided to retrofit a bus and create a museum to educate kids on the importance of clean air and how they can make a positive impact on air quality specifically and the environment in general, “says John Benish, CEO of Cook-Illinois Corporation. “We plan to travel to many schools throughout the Chicago area and educate as many children as possible on the importance of going green.”
The whimsical Clean Air Club bus featuring cartoon character drawings of school children, clouds, butterflies and rainbows, will showcase four different interactive exhibits that teach students how biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from soybean oil, how it is better for the environment and for kids’ health and what kids can do to help keep the planet “green.”
Studies reveal that children riding school buses could possible be exposed to higher levels of emission toxins than other children. Exhaust emissions inhaled on a consistent basis, particularly exhaust from diesel engines, have been linked as a cause of asthma and other respiratory conditions. Research shows that biodiesel reduces hydrocarbons in exhaust fumes by more than 30 percent.
About Clean Air Club
Children from all over the country can help fight air pollution by joining the Clean Air Club, a club for students who care about the environment. Any student under 14 can register for the club by logging on to www.cleanairclub.net. They get prizes for joining and for writing essays. The website is filled with educational material on biodiesel and games and activities for kids.
About Cook-Illinois
Cook-Illinois was one of the first school bus companies in the country to use the alternative fuel. The corporation’s bus fleet services more than 200 school districts throughout Illinois and Indiana. Based in Oak Forest, IL, the company uses computerized mapping and routing technology to run their bus fleets.
To find out more about the bus and the club, or to book a bus visit, please contact Ann at 630-887-0278.
