http://envirogirl.nook.com.au through awareness Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:00:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally found a definitive guide to Green Power options. The following 'Choice' article provides easy-to-understand explanations and info about the different Green options. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=273622 However, I wonder why it has to be all so hard for the consumer to make a positive contribution to the environment. According to this article, if you ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/06/24/green-energy-revisited/ I need new skivvies/turtlenecks for winter, to replace the old and worn ones that are about to be demoted to pyjama status. Where might one be able to find a decent quality 100% cotton skivvy/turtleneck for up to $20? Doesn't need to be fancy, just plain enough to be worn under my winter woolies. Cheers! ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/06/23/new-skivvies/ I need help in deciding on a new Smartphone, upgrading from a Treo 600. Need to choose between two options: Treo 680 or 750 (see official comparison chart http://www.palm.com/us/products/resources/comparison-smartphone.html ).  Am unsure about the operating systems and whether the screen resolution or camera differences are worth considering in making a decision. Any advice, ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/06/23/calling-on-all-nook-tech-heads/ Noticed this username "wwf logo" in the comments to one of my posts, so I went to read the coressponding comment only to find the space blank underneath this username. Curious to see the actual homepage of this identity, I clicked (as you do) on the username ("wwf logo") and was surprised to ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/05/14/what-is-this-logo/ In light of  recent nook discussions re bullying, which generated some interest, here is a news article about a possible $1M payout to a victim of school bullying: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=266948  The court ruled in favour of the now 18 yr old victim who was bullied at primary school many years ago. Basically, the court heard that the school failed ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/05/14/school-bullying-case/ I have just read the article, "Warning sounded over soldier suicides" http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=72848 A tragic and typical case of let's-blame-the-victim bureaucracy.  I was appalled to read the insensitive response by the Aus government. Not only have ADF superiors and gov officials, such as Tony Abbot, totally denied accountability in an attempt to avoid any liability, but ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/04/29/australian-soldiers-suicide/ Yesterday our household signed up with Victoria Electricity for our electricity supply after a door-knocking rep from the company claimed that they offer 100% green energy. We were told that we'd be saving the planet approx5-7 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. But I wonder whether these claims are genuine and if they're possible to ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/02/24/how-genuine-is-green-energy/ Just wondering whether it was necessary and justifiable to take the life of former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. Seems that another dictator, Mr G.Bush Jr, decided that he did not quite like the way Mr Hussein ruled over his country and objected to certain of his practices, so decided to invade the mid-east country ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/02/10/who-decided-to-kill-saddam-hussein-and-why/ In response to the nooker that astonishingly asked why bother saving water, the idea is to simply stop WASTING water. You are wasting water when you shower longer than is necessary (and it is not necessary to come out a prune). Remember that water is a finite natural resource and in ... http://envirogirl.nook.com.au/2007/02/08/water-conservation/