Energy Efficiency

Both the Australian federal government and Queensland state government have proven they are unable and incapable of implementing affordable housing as the numer of homeless Australian continues to grow. The Salvation Army indicated that it will need to feed 2.2 million Australians at Christmas … all in an environment of massive earnings from royalties for [...]

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Statistics Canada said recently that the ratio of debt to disposable income rose to 148.1% in Canada (in the third quarter), a close to five point jump and slightly ahead of the U.S. ratio of 147.2 per cent.” However, Australia has the highest household debt to disposable income ratio in the world; even higher than America; we have [...]

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It looks like Canada is next and will Australia follow as another financial vacuum hits? The federal government’s First Home Owners Grant and state governments’ ‘free stamp’ duty helped bolster the housing market in Australia; news stories via the main stream media are warning of rent increases, but where do they get the information? I [...]

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Everybody must be scratching their heads at how a) the USA economy is in a depression with foreclosures are at record highs (house repossessions) b) exports are almost non-existent and c) many states like California (with the world’s 8th largest economy) only able to pay with IOUs, closures and yet the US stock market is [...]

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For the last 15+ years I have actively promoted energy efficiency to all and sundry; I have letters from various local government bodies either write condescending letters or supportive ones, but still inaction has been the order of the day. Currently I am proceeding towards an Assessors certification under the federal government’s ‘greenloan’ scheme and [...]

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