Energy Efficiency

While various levels of government in Australia each dabble in the field and put on token programs of ‘environmental awareness’, each chooses to use the vernacular of ‘sustainability’ as though all our problems have now been solved. Senior bureaucrats and politicians bounce spin doctor terminologies off each other in think-tanks that focus more of spin-doctoring [...]

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It’s pretty common knowledge that many board members are elected not so much for real business accumen but because of their political connections. Queensland has seen a spate of under-performers who obtained office (in State politics), continued their lack-lustre operand and subsequently had the ‘expertise’ to act as a go between for corporate and government [...]

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It matters little between Ayatollah and President, both are figureheads of organisations that rule the masses at the bidding of corporate entities that offer power through which comes wealth. Iran is an oppressive state – using religion as the main connection with the people – where orphaned children are taken under the wing of the [...]

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Anyone that is over-weight can tell you it is a slow and even insidious process, where everything seems to be going OK and then all of a sudden, you are 5, 10, 15 or even more kilograms overweight. We all appreciate that to overcome the negative aspects of a reduced effective body metabolism, we need [...]

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Several days ago, my partner told me she had cut open a cabbage from our small organic garden in the back yard and it was pretty much eaten through by some type of grub. On closer inspection, the brussel sprouts were similarly affected, despite having grown Marigold nearby (as it is said to ward off [...]

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