In a recent e-mail received, after signing a new contract with Telus Mobility, was a promotion for recycling unused and broken cellphones and accessories. For every one returned to Telus, the company plants a tree. The best part is, the phones could have been purchased anywhere - they don't have to be Telus phones!

I'm sorry that my last post also bashed TELUS a bit. I don't have a personal vendetta against TELUS -- it's just that they keep doing things that I feel I need to talk about.

So, tree planting... http://promotions.telusmobility.com/tree/

This is certainly a perfect example of opportunistic environmentalism. I guess you can't really bash this since they're technically doing some good.

February 21 edit: well, looks like Telus has officially stopped selling porn! A small victory? Perhaps!

This is a bit of a difficult issue because many people feel that it's just a matter of choice as to whether someone wants to view porn or not. What irks me most, however, is how Telus justifies its decision to sell porn. If they want to make money selling porn, then I suppose that's a good business decision (not that I support that decision...). After all, a recent news story is that Telus has tripled profits. But don't try and tell us that you're looking out for your customers.