Opting Out of Phone Book Delivery

December 18, 2008

Can you remember the last time you looked anything up in a phone book? No? Me either. With access to the Internet and search engines ever on call to answer our queries, the humble phone book is largely becoming redundant in today’s society. Probably no bad thing; can you imagine the energy that goes into [...]

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Carbon Schmarbon!

December 16, 2008

This past Monday, as you’re no doubt aware, saw the release of the Federal Government’s Carbon Reduction Scheme Targets for the next decade or so. Much like every other media outlet, I was there checking my facts and figures, ready to release my thoughts and concerns, which I have to say were predictably for the [...]

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Are Solar Panels Too Expensive?

December 14, 2008

A little off topic, but I wanted to share this story that appeared in The Australian newspaper a little while ago. A builder from Melbourne, Sid Jager, was featured in the article after commenting about the way the threshold for government assistance towards the solar panel rebate is applied. With a family income above the nominal [...]

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Greening Australia with 3 eBilling

December 13, 2008

Mobile phone provider 3 has started an initiative to get its customers to switch to their eBilling feature. Currently at some $40,000 they’ll donate $1,000 for every 1% of their customer base that signs up. If you’re a 3 customer, you’ll need to register at their online portal, My3, to get your bill emailed to [...]

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