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dollars - that’s twice what they were aiming for. To add to this, the American Federal Highway Administration had previously invested $750,000. This big idea was obviously capturing the public’s and state’s It kick-started a crowd- attention. funding campaign that And frankly, why went on for two months and managed to raise wouldn’t it? If you don’t 2.2 million American have the time or the Roadways, which has amassed nearly 20 million views (have a look for yourself using the link below). https://www. youtube.com/ watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU disposition to watch the above video in full, then here’s a brief list of the proposed benefits: • Production of enough clean renewable energy to supply the USA with three times its needs (assuming the whole road network was transformed). The worries of global warming and our dependence Could ‘Solar Freakin’ Roadways’ make these images a thing of the past? 27