Photo: This Is a Guilt Free Hummer, Really, They Swear

I came across this grubby orange Hummer on my morning commute. Hummers are getting rare, thanks to $4-a-gallon-gasoline and the fact that GM sold the brand. And, of course, they were popular during a better economic climate when driving a massive SUV was a status symbol instead of a sign you were a greedy capitalist, anti-eco pig.

But this vehicle had several stickers to indicate that it was both a hybrid and a fuel-cell vehicle. The best part was the small green sticker at the top of the windshield that said: "This vehicle produces less emissions than a model airplane." Quite a claim.

I was skeptical so I did a little Web searching and found that Arnold Schwarzenegger did set out to get a hydrogen Hummer. I don't know if he is still driving it now that he no longer needs to represent California's eco-mindset as the Governator. What's really interesting is that all the links to green Hummer companies from the above article are dead.

So, is this orange eco-Hummer real or marketing magic. I didn't sniff the tailpipe so we may never know.