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Current Events for September 6, 2014Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10:51 am
Mrs. NesbitRead the articles and take notes in your notebook. Leave one comment about the article or a question you have about the article.
Dutch Designer Aspires To Replace Street Lights With Glow-in-The-Dark Trees
Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde is on a quest. He wants to replace the millions of street lights that dot our streets with bioluminescent trees. And while that may sound like something straight out of a science-fiction movie, it is not as far-fetched as you think.
121 Student Teams Compete In Shell's Ultra Efficient Energy Vehicle Challenge
Every year, global energy and petrochemical company Royal Dutch Shell challenges high school and university students to design, build and test energy efficient vehicles. Created to spark debate about the future of mobility and inspire young engineers, the Shell Eco-Marathon begins in the Americas, before moving to Europe and then finally Asia. This year's Americas event which took place in Houston, Texas from April 24th-27th, 2014, attracted 121 teams from all across the continent.
Italian Adventurer Alex Bellini Plans To Live On An Iceberg Until . . . It Melts!
Though most people believe that climate change is real and likely to result in some catastrophic events if allowed to continue unabated, very few are ready to make the lifestyle changes needed to turn things around. That's why Italian adventurer Alex Bellini has come up with the radical idea of living atop an iceberg, until it melts. He believes that witnessing something this dramatic may be the key to convincing more people to take action.- Makiyaover 9 yearsTIP- i don't have much patents to travel across the whole united states but in 12moths to an1 years is an goal to try to complete
- Makiyaover 9 yearsi think it to much traveling across the world for me but LIKE the page of the settings and good topic to start off of and i learned a lot of things from this page
- heyyover 9 yearsthis is pretty cool😏
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