On the Horizon of Green Air Travel
The move to green up the airline industry is heating up. The recent gas prices have been fueling the fire and environmentalists are fanning the flames. Rising fuel prices and looming airline emission...
View ArticleVacation or Invest like an Ewok
These eco-friendly resorts look like something out of Return of the Jedi, but really they are a unique way to get away and to invest. Our Planet Retreats is creating a unique travel experience and...
View ArticleScience Fact: Around the World with the Solartaxi
Although the Solartaxi sounds like a contraption from a 19th century Jules Verne novel, it is entirely modern: The Solartaxi will be the first completely solar-powered car to drive around the world....
View ArticleSleep In a Shipping Container… You Wouldn’t Even Know
Remember our post about paying to sleep in an old drain pipe? Well now next time you go to London, you can sleep in an old shipping container. Travelodge is getting their recycle on with this hotel...
View ArticleAmazon Pilgrim, The Trans-Amazon Cycling Expedition
I, greenUPGRADER's own Doug Gunzelmann, will be embarking on a cycling trip that will take me across Brazil through the heart of the Amazon Jungle. Originally the Transamazonica was built to open up...
View ArticleSolar Luggage: A Bright Idea From Samsonite
Solar panels are now being embedded in everything from cell-phone cases to braziers, so why not put them on luggage? Finding power sources for electronic gadgets is a problem that plagues everyone,...
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