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Amazon Pilgrim, The Trans-Amazon Cycling Expedition

Amazon 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 the interior of the Amazon for settlment. The project was left infinished a few years after construction began in 1973. By returning [...]

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Sleep In a Shipping Container… You Wouldn’t Even Know

Sleep 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 made completely of old shipping containers.  It may sound like a gimmick but besides the fact that they [...]

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Science Fact: Around the World with the Solartaxi

Science 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. It’s the creation of Louis Palmer, a Swiss educator and adventurer whose goal is not to make it in 80 days, but to [...]

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Vacation or Invest like an Ewok

Vacation 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 they are funding it with $30 micro-finance shares.

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On the Horizon of Green Air Travel

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 standards are forcing an industry known for it’s high emissions and low profits to start cleaning up their act. Currently they [...]

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