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Tag: 'environment'

News and features tagged with 'environment'

Queanbeyan wins MobileMuster Challenge

Queanbeyan West Public School students lived up to their school motto, “Nothing but the Best”, when named the winners of the national MobileMuster Schools... More

Infrastructure investment is the key

You can’t pick up a newspaper these days without reading about the serious challenges facing our country’s future. Climate change, the management of water... More

Telstra's climate change leadership no flash in the pan

Today Telstra's leadership in dealing with climate change was internationally recognised with its inclusion in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate... More

Telstra CEO: Australia and the world are now at a crossroads

Telstra Chief Executive Officer Sol Trujillo believes Australia and the world are now at a crossroads in so many ways - the financial crisis, water, air,... More

Telstra launches new 'smarter, greener, together' sitelet

Want to know how much carbon you could save by video conferencing, rather than flying to a meeting?Telstra has launched a new sitelet 'Smarter, greener,... More

Garnaut disappoints on telecommunications, climate change

In her keynote address to today's CommsDay Green Telecom congress, Chloe Munro, Telstra's Executive Director, Innovation Projects for the Digital Future... More

Shareholder communications get smarter, greener

Telstra shareholders are doing their bit to help the company's bottom line and reduce Telstra's carbon emissions, thanks to two new initiatives that encourage... More

News.com "can do better" with the truth

news.com recently awarded Sensis with the "Can do better award" in their 2008 environment awards, but all is not what it seems. Find out the full story... More

Speeches from Telstra CEO and executives

Speeches and reports from Sol Trujillo Telstra CEO and Telstra executives. More

Telstra doubles rating in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Telstra has doubled its score on the world’s most respected sustainability index. The latest global analysis of corporate sustainability resulted in Telstra’s... More

MobileMuster at Sydney’s Live Green Festival this weekend

Sydney residents can make an environmental statement this weekend by recycling their old mobile phones, batteries and accessories at Live Green, Victoria... More

Telstra champions solar energy on World Scout Day

Australian Scouts celebrate their 100th birthday today - and Telstra has come to the party with a birthday gift of 500 recycled solar panels and 245 regulators. More

High-speed broadband vital for low carbon future: Expert

The Australian newspaper has published an article by John Cox , transport consultant, in which he promotes a high-speed national broadband network as vital... More

Telstra’s new look paper bill

Telstra has introduced a new billing system which has led to a 'new look paper bill' that is easier to read. The new paper bill gives customers less information... More

Why Telstra is changing the look of its paper bill

The changes made to the bills have been driven by Telstra's new billing system as well as customer feedback. The new look paper bill is designed to be... More

Telstra headquarters first to install hydrogen fuel cell

Telstra has installed a hydrogen fuel cell test facility at its Melbourne head office – the first installation of its kind at an Australian corporate headquarters. More

Telstra on world stage to address climate change

Telstra’s CEO Sol Trujillo and the World Economic Forum have told the G8 leaders that immediate action is needed to tackle climate change – and business... More

Now is the time to recycle CDMA phones

With the CDMA mobile network set to close in coming days, Telstra is urging all remaining CDMA customers to recycle their old CDMA mobile phones and accessories... More

Advantages of high-speed broadband

Get a glimpse of what the future might hold in the world of high-speed broadband. More

Facts about telecommunications and the environment

We've put together some fast facts to help get you thinking about the current state of play in the Australian telecommunications industry. More

Telstra cuts its greenhouse gas emissions in NSW

Telstra has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 6,000 tonnes CO2 in NSW – the equivalent of the annual electricity emissions from 1000 average Australian... More

Telecommunications can help cut Australia's greenhouse gases

Telecommunications networks can help reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost 5% by 2015 More

Telstra takes action to save water

With drought devastating communities across Australia, Telstra is taking action to contribute to the nation’s water saving efforts. More

Fast broadband: Good for business, good for the environment

The ability to send more data faster is great for business. This will have a ripple effect in the national economy and it will also reduce Australia's... More

 

Blog entries tagged with 'environment'

Has the penny dropped on climate change?

Yesterday Australia’s federal government released the long awaited White Paper which details the greenhouse gas emissions targets for our nation... More

Who’s paying for IT?

If you mention Green IT in numerous corporate circles you’ll get a “yeah we are working on it” or worst still a glazed over look. Just more “greenwash”... More

What a waste, so make it personal

This week is national recycling week. But each week of the year, on average, Australians throw away over 15 kilograms of general waste, equivalent to ¾... More

Market failure

With the current turmoil from the credit crunch, blogger Turlough Guerin often hears the mainstream media playing to the idea that international governments... More

That sinking feeling

Blogger Turlough Guerin says one of the tragedies of climate change is that the people it impacts the most are those least equipped to handle it. Climate... More

A matter of trust?

Green files blogger, Turlough Guerin says having the option of flexible working would have to be one of the biggest reasons for attracting and retaining... More

We need a chain reaction

Want a guaranteed seat to work? Want it to be a low-emissions option? Blogger Turlough Guerin says there are a stack of reasons to ride to work and the... More

Decisions, decisions

Even in the modern age of 2008 - where sustainability, recycling and carbon footprints have entered the mainstream thinking - there are still sizeable... More

Wrestling for a share of green business in China

With China’s environmental market projected to be worth more than US$60 billion over the next five years, can Australian companies step up to the challenge... More

The Federal Government’s Green Paper on Emissions Trading

After the highly anticipated release of Professor Garnaut’s report and the Federal Government’s Green Paper, blogger Dr Turlough Guerin talks about his... More

Carbon communication

Mikko tackles the vexing issue of climate change. From carrier pigeons to air travel, how does telecommunications rate for carbon emissions? More

Breaking the virtual meeting barrier

Dr Turlough Guerin discusses how the rising fuel prices are the real drivers in the increased uptake of conferencing and collaboration technology. More

What ticks you off about environmental “green” messages?

Dr Turlough Guerin joins the nowwearetalking blogging team with his Green files blog, where he tackles the big environmental issues like "greenwashing"... More

Renewable sustainable 'Sol power'

In recognition of World Environment Day, blogtoonist Mikko takes a look at the potential of "sol power". More

Global warming

Hugh Bradlow goes green and discusses Telstra's role in global warming and our impact on fossil fuel consumption. More

 

Discussions tagged with 'environment'

Telecommunications and climate change

nowwearetalking discussion forum about how telecommunications could help reduce Australia's carbon emissions by almost 5%, or around 27 million carbon... More

 

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