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                         Two stories about green teens
                                        
First up, there's Marco Facciola (16) (Wlofie [1] and Bunny should find this
interesting):

> As a 16-year-old high school student in the International Baccalaureate
> program, I am required to complete a 'personal project' on a non-academic
> topic that is of interest to me. I have always enjoyed woodworking and
> design, so I decided to build a functional wooden bicycle. There was to be
> no metal used in its construction, only wood and glue. I wanted a project
> that would be a challenge.
> 

Via Flutterby [2], “Buil ding a Wooden Bicycle [3]”

And then there's Andrew Angellotti (17) (most of us should find this one
interesting):

> He's finished one, so why not convert a second?
> 
> Andrew Angellotti spent nine months and about $6,000 to buy and transform
> his gasoline-powered 1988 Mazda B2200 pickup into an electric vehicle. Now
> he's doing the same with a 1992 Toyota Tercel.
> 
> And, by the way, he's 17.
> 

Via AutoBlogGreen [4], “Teen building his own electric vehicles [5]”

It's stories like this that make me feel optimistic about today's kids.

[1] http://wlofie.dyndns.org/
[2] http://www.flutterby.com/archives/comments/10849.html
[3] http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
[4] http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/01/22/teens-self-converted-mazda-
[5] http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2008/01/teen_building_his_own_e

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