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  • Rabz’ Radio Show February 2024 – Twenty First Century Tunes 2001–2020

    Cats, the first two decades of this century saw the release of some magnificent tunes and albums. The first decade featured much electronica and dance music including the many Ministry of Sound compilations which always take me back to long gone legendary venues like Soho in the Cross, which was best attended on a Saturday…

  • Global energy mix

    Fascinating chart to show that intermittent energy is not making any difference to the energy mix. As Mark Mills told us, 20 years, 5 or 10 trillion dollars and the needle has barely moved.

  • Nasty Projects in Play

    Please distribute to your network those sections which may be relevant. Regards, Bob King Project amendments are proceeding without referral back for submissions, e.g. Liverpool Range Wind Farm –  SSD-6696-Mod-1  EXH-67001459, increased tip height to 215m, increased vegetation clearing, but reduced turbines from 267 to 185. Battery projects and enlargement are also being approved without consultation. There has…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 3 Feb 2024

  • Gaza Postmodern

    One of the first declarations of intent was reported from an unnamed official. The unnamed defense official told Israel’s Channel 13 that the Palestinian territory, home to more than 2 million residents, would be reduced to rubble. “Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents. There will be no buildings.” There have been plenty…

  • Open Thread – Wed 31 Jan 2024

  • Open Thread – Mon 29 Jan 2024

  • Misery Ahead

    Pretence of knowledge is a phrase coined by Friedrich Hayek to describe the psychological predilection of those who believe they know enough to plan a path to economic plenty and who inevitably produce economic and social misery. John Maynard Keynes a contemporary of Hayek illustrates the mindset. A few years after The Road to Serfdom…

  • Projects Pending Approval

    Please distribute to your network those sections which may be relevant. I note the lack of projects in NSW whilst awaiting change in approvals process, where 89 renewable projects are prospective. See  https://infrastructurepipeline.org/search Regards, Bob King.  QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS:- LOCATED or ADVISED THIS WEEK 2/2/24   VIC Waste to Energy 6/2/24   Pottinger…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 27 Jan 2024