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http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/ allows you to opt out* of receiving enormous wastes of paper that were useful prior to 1989. Click it. USE IT.
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* A non-binding petition is submitted to the local Yellow Pages distribution machine
www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org
* A non-binding petition is submitted to the local Yellow Pages distribution machine
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Date: 2009-02-24 03:20 pm (UTC)Like junk mail, phone books are now just a means of taking money from consumers and generating profit for few and tremendous amounts of waste for all.
I do not agree, however, that phone books are useless. Wait until you need to place a call when the high speed cable or power goes out. Also, not everyone is an Internet-savvy 20/30-something. Many people from older generations still rely on them.
But still, considering the other avenues available now, it should be an opt-in, not an opt-out.
My only suggestion is to note in your original post that this is a petition to opt-out, and is in no way binding (such as the national do not call registry).
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Date: 2009-02-24 03:31 pm (UTC)This is why I went ahead and stored all the important emergency numbers (plumber, electrician, landlord) on my cell-phone. And if you're REALLY paranoid, keep a solar-chargeable battery handy!
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Date: 2009-02-24 03:42 pm (UTC)* I have a land line, but that's not really why.
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Date: 2009-02-24 03:48 pm (UTC)Ghostbusters!
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Date: 2009-02-24 04:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-24 04:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-24 05:42 pm (UTC)NStar, for starters.
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Date: 2009-02-24 07:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-25 04:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-24 05:12 pm (UTC)Like us 40-somethings who use rotary dial phones and can't figure out why TV went away.
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