The Boston Diaries

The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Two stories about green teens

First up, there's Marco Facciola (16) (Wlofie 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, Buil ding a Wooden Bicycle

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, Teen building his own electric vehicles

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

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