The EPA isn’t worried about Smokey Bear’s air; ten grand and a new Prius buys you greener-than-thou street cred; and the lowdown on whether electric cars reduce air pollution — or just move it to a power plant smokestack. It’s your Monday Daily Five …

100 MPG Prius Coming in July (Just 10K Extra): Looking to own the greenest car in town? Got an extra $10,000 to cover the bragging rights? The folks at Hymotion say they’reready to bring a bolt-on kit to market expected to bump the average Toyota Prius’ economy to about 100 MPG. Even if you can stomach the outrageous price tag, you’ll want to live near an approved dealership. Only San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, or Minneapolis need apply. (EcoGeek)

EPA: Sit Back, Relax and Breathe in Some Coal Smoke at National Parks: You’d think the Environmental Protection Agency’s chief job would be preventing air pollution in the United States’ most pristine natural spaces. But new EPA rule making will make it much easier for coal-burning power plants to locate adjacent to Class-1 protected areas. The relaxed guidelines are drawing sharp criticism from wilderness advocacy groups and the National Park Service. (EarthFirst)

Milan 2008: Best of the Well-Tech Awards: Milan Design Week is always a great place to catch a glimpse of interesting new eco-friendly consumer products. Inhabitat has a roundup of this year’s Well-Tech Exhibition entries. High points include Myers’ Motors NmG (”No More Gas”) electric vehicle. The eccentric single-seater goes about 30 miles on a single charge, manages 70 miles per hour, and carries a MSRP of $36,000.00. (Inhabitat)

Sprawl Home Discounts, Big City LEED and Codes, + Future of Green Buildings: Jetson Green might be the best green building blog on the planet. Start your week by catching up on a digest of their most recent stories. On tap: There’s big money in green construction; Los Angeles and San Francisco face-off for top eco-city honors; and explore whether LEED building standards carry an unspoken big city bias. (Jetson Green)

Low-Carbon Electricity is Needed To Power Plug-in Hybrids: A frequent objection to electric vehicles is that pollution is just moving from the tailpipe to smokestack. Now a pair of Carnegie Mellon researchers, have calculated that plug-in cars ultimately generate a third less greenhouse pollutants than conventional vehicles. But there’s still a big need for low-carbon power to charge the next generation of consumer transportation. (Science Daily)

Have a great green week!

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