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09-30-2005, 09:55 AM
http://tampatrib.com/FloridaMetro/MGBYJ94Y7EE.html
CLEARWATER Save about 10,000 gallons of fuel a week by turning off school bus air conditioners, or continue to provide some students with air-conditioned rides to and from school.
Facing that choice, school transportation officials in Hillsborough County have opted to keep air conditioners blowing, despite skyrocketing gas prices and the urgings of federal and state leaders to conserve fuel.
"A lot of kids spend an hour or two working on their hair every morning, and they like the air-conditioned bus because the windows are usually closed and the wind stays out of their hair,"
CLEARWATER Save about 10,000 gallons of fuel a week by turning off school bus air conditioners, or continue to provide some students with air-conditioned rides to and from school.
Facing that choice, school transportation officials in Hillsborough County have opted to keep air conditioners blowing, despite skyrocketing gas prices and the urgings of federal and state leaders to conserve fuel.
"A lot of kids spend an hour or two working on their hair every morning, and they like the air-conditioned bus because the windows are usually closed and the wind stays out of their hair,"