greenUPGRADER

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Disclosure Policy
  • About Our Ads
  • Browse by Category
    • DIY
      • Craft Recycled
    • Innovation
      • Architecture
      • Art
      • Cars+Tranportation
      • Concept+Design
      • Nature & Science
    • Living
      • Books
      • Clothes+Accessories
        • Bags+Briefcases
      • Food+Drink
      • Gear+Gadgets
      • Gift Guides
      • Health+Beauty
      • Home+Decor
        • Fixtures
        • Furniture
        • Glassware
      • Media+Internet
      • Money+Finance
        • Investing
      • Office+Business
      • Shopping+Services
        • Recycling Services
      • Sports+Recreation
      • Travel
      • Yard+Garden
    • News+Opinion
    • Offbeat
      • Fun+Games
      • Sunday Funnies
    • Slideshows
    • Video
You are in: Home > activism

activism

Earth Day: The Never-Ending Fight To Save Our Planet

Earth Day: The Never-Ending Fight To Save Our Planet

By LiveOAK Staff on April 22, 2013

Sometimes, fighting to protect the natural world can feel like a losing battle. Get inspired by this infographic that shows how far we’ve come.

Category: Living, News+Opinion | Tags: activism, conservation, Earth Day, infographic, Kars4Kids, Mother Earth, pollution | 0

Interview: Ben Taylor Loves Music and the Planet

Interview: Ben Taylor Loves Music and the Planet

By Karen MacKay on August 7, 2012

Sustainability advocate Ben Taylor talks about his upcoming album “Listening”, going on tour and the Island Grown Initiative.

Category: Media+Internet | Tags: activism, Ben Taylor, green, green music, Island Grown Initiative, Listening, music, sustainable agriculture, tour

Garbagea: Tackling Plastic Pollution with Art

Garbagea: Tackling Plastic Pollution with Art

By Becky Striepe on December 14, 2011

Garbagea is artist Asher Jay’s response to the plastic gyres polluting our oceans.

Asher wanted to raise awareness about the trouble with single use plastic and plastic pollution in an engaging way. Garbagea imagines those gyres as living continents and explores our culture of waste. I think this project is fascinating, and Asher was kind enough to answer some questions about the project, what inspired it, and where it’s going.

Category: Art, DIY, Innovation | Tags: activism, Art, craftivism, garbage patch, plastic, plastic pollution, single use plastic

Hats for Hunger Summer Sale

Hats for Hunger Summer Sale

By Becky Striepe on June 3, 2011

Summer is a tough time for selling hats, but there are still hungry children that need our support.

Category: DIY, Living, Shopping+Services | Tags: activism, charitable giving, charity, hats, Hats for Hunger, Heifer International, hunger

Why Clean Cooking Stoves are Important

Why Clean Cooking Stoves are Important

By Becky Striepe on September 30, 2010

If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you’re fortunate enough to have a stove in your home where you can prepare your meals. It probably runs on electricity or natural gas. For millions of poverty-stricken people, though, making dinner means gathering wood or trash and burning it to cook their food.

Across the world, cooking fires lead to illness for millions of people in poverty and contribute to deforestation and climate change.

Category: Concept+Design, Food+Drink, Innovation | Tags: activism, air pollution, charity, cooking, health, pollution, poverty

Next »

Explore LiveOak

Friends & Supporters

Alltop Green
Pex Universe
The Alternative Consumer
The Good Human
Triple Pundit

Let’s Connect!

Subscribe to Our Newsletter!

Featured

DIY at Green Upgrader Craft, Recycle, Upcycle and DIY!

Tags

activism alternative energy Art bamboo buy handmade clothing conservation crafty crafty reuse creative reuse Design DIY energy energy efficiency Etsy fashion food funny Furniture garden gardening Gift Guide Global Warming green handmade health holiday humor plastic reclaimed recycle recycling reduce repurpose repurposed reuse shoes solar sunday funnies sustainability upcycle upcycling Video waste water

Recent Articles from the Network


  • Energy and Environment News Ro
    A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
  • Energy and Environment News Ro
    A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
  • 5 Ways to Replace Single Use P
    Single use plastic is a scourge on our environment, yet we continue to produce and use plastic p
  • Energy and Environment News Ro
    A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
  • Energy and Environment News Ro
    A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

About greenUPGRADER…

Here at greenUPGRADER we believe you can live well while protecting the environment. Going "Green" can seem overwhelming, but if it doesn't have to be. By taking small steps you can start to incorporate eco-friendly options into your life that will both reduce your impact on the earth and improve the quality of your life. We feature sustainable products, ideas and news to help you to help you on your journey to a greener lifestyle. Read more about us...
Part of the LiveOAK Network
© LiveOAK Media, Inc. 2010   Legal: Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use
Creative Commons LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.