The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. This week we celebrated some of our own favorite top 10 bloggers who work night and day to provide us up-to-date info on films, literature, and feminist news. Don’t miss these exciting and informative blogs, as well as some of our most popular stories of the week.

Katie:

“La Misma Luna Under the Same Moon,” Not the Same Old Movie

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Gadgets for Under $50

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Nicole:

Top 10 Literary and Book Blogs

NBC11 First Wind Powered TV Station

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Giulia:

Top 10 Feminist Blogs

Horton: The New Mascot for Pro-Life

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Gina:

Top 10 Film Blogs

Top 10 Films I Would See If I Was At SXSW

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Kerry:

Our Pharmaceutically Fouled Water Supply

Top 7 New Sins Against God’s Green Earth

Ascending environmental awareness is inspiring a new wave of green technology, with some of the newer incarnations being portable music and video players. What’s so special about these portable players? They’re totally self-powered and completely off the grid - no batteries or cords needed.

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Last week I blogged about the Top 5 Eco-Friendly Gadgets For Under $100 so you could be good to the planet and your wallet. But in case you want to be extra good to your wallet, here are the top 5 eco friendly gadgets for under $50.

1.The HYmini ($49.99) is a wind powered charger for your iPods and mp3 players, cell phones, PDAs and digital cameras. It’s light enough to take with you and you can even strap it to your bike or hold it while you job. If you want, add solar panels for even more renewable energy.

2. The Energy Saving Smart Strip Surge Protector ($40.99) by BITS Limited has ten outlets and autoswitches your devices on/off automatically, so you save money and electricity.

3. The Freeplay Indigo Self-Sufficient LED Lantern ($39.99) uses LED and is powered by reusable batteries or yourself, all you have to do is wind it.

4. The SideWinder Cell Phone Charger ($29.00), at 2.5 oz., is the smallest, lightest and most powerful portable cell phone charger made. And you’ve got “the power” because all you have to do to “charge” the charger is crank it, so it doesn’t waste any electricity or energy. What could be better?

5. The Rechargeable TykeLight Buddy ($29.00) is perfect for the kid in your life, or the kid in you. This night light is safe and easy: it doesn’t have any open electrical contacts and turns on automatically when lifted from the charger base.

Going Green is good for the environment. But it can also be expensive. So here is a list of 10 eco-gadgets that cost less than $100. So you can be good to your planet and your wallet.

1. The Universal Solar Cell Phone/ IPOD Charger ($89) charges your cell and ipod in just 3 hours! And of course, mother doesn’t pay because the charger is run off solar power.

2. The Rechargeable Fan ($74.99) is portable and comes with an AM/FM radio, so it’s great for trips. Keeping cool now will keep you cool in the long run too, since the fan doesn’t run on anything that could contribute to global warming and make it even hotter.

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