Hundreds of years ago, it used to eat the bottoms of sailing ships. Now, it could help keep the bio-energy industry aflo…
'All Legal Means Available': Japanese Whalers Fight Back
On the high seas around Antarctica, things are getting ugly. For the crew of the “Steve Irwin”, belonging to…
Eco Links to Green Your Weekend
Here’s a whole new kind of scam – pretending to be exposing an animal rights outrage. As greenUPGRADER repor…
Geoengineering: Giving the Earth a Push
Geoengineering. Now there’s a word to make you shiver. We’ve had an unhappy history of manipulating our envi…
Pity the Poor Technologists
After thousands of years of striving to develop the longest-lasting, hardest-wearing items for daily use, inventive-mind…
Bergmönch: the Bicycle That Sends You Packing
The rumors are true: the bicycle industry is folding. As much as I love being out and about on my mountain bike, there&#…
The United Municipalities of America
As we’ve mentioned before, there’s a growing trend for municipal authorities taking matters in the own hands…
The Comfortable Silence of Eco Slippers
The early mornings are for padding along silently. When the sun’s barely risen and the house is as cool and serene…