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  • Energizer Collecting Old Battery-Operated Toys

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    Parents hate it when you buy kids battery-powered toys: you’re committing them to endless battery spending, the toys are noisy, they end up discarded in favour of the next Happy Meal inclusion anyway, and then landfill grows. If your house is filled with no-longer-loved battery-powered toys, Energizer is running a campaign to collect, revamp and…

  • Can Cars Be Global And Green?

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    While many of Australia’s most iconic car brands are unknown elsewhere, vehicle manufacturing is becoming an increasingly globalised concern. But just how far can that process go?

  • Is Our Perspective On Carbon Tax Increases Sometimes Warped?

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    One of the main points of contention about the proposed carbon tax is the amount of money it will cost individuals once those big-business expenses are passed on to consumers. Few people are enthusiastic about paying even a cent more in tax, but the reactions to this week’s announcement do sometimes seem out of proportion…