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Advents’ Eco PC: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/07/advent-eco-pc-gets-photographed-tested/

Solar LED Christmas Lights (no outlet required!): http://www.siliconsolar.com/solar-christmas-lights.html

New Electric Sports Car on the Scene (not the first, but looks good): http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/04/production-fisker-karma-gets-revealed-shakes-that-sexy-thang/

Techies are taking delivery of their electric auto’s: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/11/24/autobloggreen-visits-our-founder-to-try-out-his-tesla-roadster/

A fascinating proposed method for harvesting energy from the sea. Sounds limited in it’s usefulness in different locals, but it seems as though it would immensely benefit the areas where it could be deployed.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x59MptHscxY&hl=en&fs=1]

One of Dallas’s local news stations has set up a website chock full of green tips and news. It’s worth a visit. http://www.wfaa.com/projectgreen/

The site also links to a blog with local green news.

http://www.beloblog.com/green/

The second entry in our Phoneraiser Partners in the News.

Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=234416&src=3

Think it’s a great idea? Well, if you live in select locales in the U.S., you might be able to lease one. BMW has announced that they will be producing 500 electric Mini Coopers for a special pilot program. Only a lucky few, 490 to be exact, in southern California, New Jersey, and New York will be able to lease these little 204 hp pocket (electric) rockets for one year.

If you are in one of those areas and are interested, I would recommend high-tailing it to a Mini dealer to get specifics. There might be a line…

More info:

http://www.miniusa.com/#/learn/MINIE-m

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/bmw-electric-mini-cooper-california.php (tree-hugger incorrectly lists it as only available in California)