London's Phone Boxes Go Green by Saul Flores

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/07/business/uk-phone-box/index.html?hpt=wo_t3

     It has recently come to the attention of British college students that the Red Telephone boxes in London are rarely used anymore. There are currently about 10,000 telephone boxes, but hardly any of them are being put to use. To fix this problem, local college students came up with an idea to make telephone boxes "green". These boxes are both physically and metaphorically green. These new boxes are known as "Solar Boxes" which use solar energy to allow people to charge their cell phones when they are "loosing juice." Each box contains a charger for Samsung devices, Blackberry, and iPhones 4, 5, and 6. There are currently only 6 Solar Boxes in use, for they are testing to see whether or not they are useful. If they succeed like they expect, then they will continue to add more Solar Boxes per month. One of the main purposes of this project is to promote "going green' and doing anything possible to help conserve the environment.

     I strongly agree with this idea in London. This is a great way to promote environmental health because who doesn't like technology? Not only will these Solar Boxes promote saving the environment, but this will also be a big step in modernization. If the Solar Boxes become a huge success, then it will be a great factor in modernizing London and eventually the rest of the world. The telephone box was first installed in London in 1936, and now it's the Solar Box's turn to begin its triumph in 2014 and years to come.