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People fall into one of two categories: those who ride the bus and those who’d rather lick paint.

But love it or hate it, the bus is a great green option. Here's how to find a good system or tips on using the one you have.

Von Slatt bought a yellow cheese bus for a little over $2,000. By using materials from the dump, and some free labor from his friends, he transformed his bus into a work of art. CLICK TO SEE VIDEO

L.A.'s a huge sprawling city with only a fledgling rail system. Traffic's worsening, yet rail still has some strong opponents who'd rather see the money go to more buses. FredCamino of MetroRiderLA makes an impassioned case for bringing a full-fledged rail system to Los Angeles. Find out about the politics and the debates behind L.A.'s mass transit (or lack thereof) dilemma.

Have school aged children who bus it to school? Clean School Bus USA’s National Idle-Reduction Campaign seeks to promote bus idle-reduction as an easy way to save money by saving fuel, reducing wear and tear on engines, protecting drivers’ health and the health of children, and improving air quality

Researchers at the University of Glamorgan in the United Kingdom have developed a hydrogen fuel cell minibus that, when commercialized, will cost $190,000.

What exactly is the difference between riding a bike or bus compared to driving a car? I'm glad you asked...

"Americans can make a difference in the fate of the penguin population by leaving the car at home and taking a motorcoach," Pantuso said. "Motorcoaches reduce congestion and pollution by taking more than 425 million cars off the road each year. Coaches provide the same congestion mitigation benefits as transit buses in that we have the capacity to take up to 55 cars, per coach, off the road at one time."

The nation’s largest independent school bus company, the Cook Illinois Corporation based in Chicago, is planning to switch its entire fleet to biodiesel.