civilengineer

This X account was formerly my only account. Soon after upgrading to paid status I lost access to it - not sure why. So I opened a new account under my name John Bennetts, with pseudonym rotarybloke. I can't now get into the rotarybloke account. Does anybody know how I can choose which account I login to?

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Another one to add to a growing list of influential supporters of nuclear power. It's time for Australia's electrical & construction trades unions & Greens politicians to rethink their stances or be left further behind.

Here is a headline I did not expect to see. The linked article is worth reading. energynewsbeat.co/rare-bees-…

This man writes with accuracy and sharp analysis that can only come from long involvement in a trusted role in the power game. This article is one of the finest on this subject in an Australian context.

My local RSL Clubs have walked away from their founding purposes & principles. First came registration under the Registered Clubs Act and gambling machines (pokies, racing, Lotto, etc), then 24/7 continuous gambling, then merging with the Registered Clubs Associations, state by state. We have now progressed to: Only the registered company name mentions RSL. The sign over the front door ignores the past and now reads "Club Whoop Whoop", etc. All that remains is a 2 minute mumbled Ode To The Fallen at 6pm daily. The RSL connection is now gone, unremembered. That's progress.

There is a small mountain of work awaiting the Senate Privileges Committee's attention - right across the House.

Part of me wishes that, today, I was again working in China with access to a range of local and international English language newspapers and limited exposure to the USA election's shallow commentary.

I heartily agree. From the certificates "earned" for the calculated lifetime emissions reduction for the smallest rooftop PV to those earned by methane injection programs in the oil and gas sector, most carbon credits are impossible to verify. It is good to see this issue on the front pages of a major newspaper.

Interesting comment from the IEA about relative risk profiles for nuclear power, wind and solar PV. Appears to lack detail re NPP's though.

It had to be said. TAI can't be trusted when truth and trust are essential.

First of a long thread reporting on today's events in a certain Oz Senate Committee of enquiry. NB About half way in, somebody asks "Who is Smart Energy Council?" Site ABN Lookup answers that it is a trading name of ABN 32 006 824 148, which is a public not-for-profit company which is registered with ACNC. It is one of many business names associated with that entity. The public company's name is AUSTRALIAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY LTD, first registered in 2020. IMHO, that strongly suggests that ASES Ltd is a body which is primarily an advertising arm of a commercially conflicted representative of the member shareholders of the parent company. Was that all disclosed to the Committee of Enquiry by its representative? What are the charitable purposes of this charitable entity. I will look no further. Possibly one of the Committee Members will dig deeper.

A staggering tale. Might be behind a paywall, but well worth the visit.

It seems to be the end of the road for my old account. The address has a new owner. My stuff has gone. Such is life in this brave, new electronic world. Odd, though... I daily receive ads offering paid subscription to X. I have been paying for 18 months or so. Does the left hand of X not know what the right hand is doing?

Relevant background to the Broken Hill during the past 9 days and continuing. Explains who really owns it and what the relations are between key players. aemo.com.au/consultations/cu…