Roo Bar
@roobar99.bsky.social
Departed Twitter as @Roobar99
Clean energy, home PV, batteries & EV chargers. V satisfied Model Y owner. Hoping for a viable electric MC to replace my BMW.
Country NSW with cattle, sheep & kangaroo for neighbours.
Clean energy, home PV, batteries & EV chargers. V satisfied Model Y owner. Hoping for a viable electric MC to replace my BMW.
Country NSW with cattle, sheep & kangaroo for neighbours.
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Roo Bar
@roobar99.bsky.social
· May 4
After 17 months with @amberelectric.bsky.social, the numbers are looking good. Average FiT is 22 cents vs my average usage rate of 21 cents. So, that's nice.
It’s our kids and grandkids who will suffer and are owed an apology.
Bill passed by Congress will eviscerate clean energy in US, and trash climate goals. The lurid spectacle will now see Trump host UFC fights on White House lawn.
Congress votes for “big beautiful lie” that will kill wind and solar, condemns world to 3°C warming
Bill passed by Congress will eviscerate clean energy in US, and trash climate goals. The lurid spectacle will now see Trump host UFC fights on White House lawn.
reneweconomy.com.au
July 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It’s our kids and grandkids who will suffer and are owed an apology.
Much watch episode.
If you want to dig deep into the Republican budget, fiscal policy, our rising national debt, the economics of immigration, and our inflation outlook, pull up a chair and join @profgalloway.com, @edels0n and me for a chat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKLd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKLd...
Doing the Math on Trump’s Economic Impact — ft. Justin Wolfers | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much watch episode.
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‘Competition drives efficiency, innovation & better outcomes for consumers. But it only works when market rules are clear, and monopolies are held in check,’ writes @stephaniebashir.bsky.social #energy
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
‘Competition drives efficiency, innovation & better outcomes for consumers. But it only works when market rules are clear, and monopolies are held in check,’ writes @stephaniebashir.bsky.social #energy
How can @australia.theguardian.com not have heard of Jason Collier? He is arguably the Mozart of the 21st Century. Moon River is a masterpiece of vocal arrangement and production. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Are there any left?
In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How can @australia.theguardian.com not have heard of Jason Collier? He is arguably the Mozart of the 21st Century. Moon River is a masterpiece of vocal arrangement and production. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
My wife asked for an update on how our solar system and @amberelectric.bsky.social account were doing.
I explained that we had consumed 20.5MWh of electricity over the last 18 months for a net usage cost of -$140. That is, we were paid $140.
That’s nice! 👍😀
I explained that we had consumed 20.5MWh of electricity over the last 18 months for a net usage cost of -$140. That is, we were paid $140.
That’s nice! 👍😀
June 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
My wife asked for an update on how our solar system and @amberelectric.bsky.social account were doing.
I explained that we had consumed 20.5MWh of electricity over the last 18 months for a net usage cost of -$140. That is, we were paid $140.
That’s nice! 👍😀
I explained that we had consumed 20.5MWh of electricity over the last 18 months for a net usage cost of -$140. That is, we were paid $140.
That’s nice! 👍😀
"… to now expect the party to cover Pesutto’s substantial debts goes against the grain of everything we believe as Liberals” says Demming.
Apparently, she also believes in blackmail… as a Liberal. 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Apparently, she also believes in blackmail… as a Liberal. 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Moira Deeming offered John Pesutto chance to avoid bankruptcy on condition Liberal party assured her preselection
Payment of $2.3m in defamation costs Pesutto owes would have been delayed until 2027 under deal, which was not accepted by Liberal party
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"… to now expect the party to cover Pesutto’s substantial debts goes against the grain of everything we believe as Liberals” says Demming.
Apparently, she also believes in blackmail… as a Liberal. 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Apparently, she also believes in blackmail… as a Liberal. 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Battery power in South Australia is starting to look really interesting. We're going to see the same in other states over the next few years.
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Battery power in South Australia is starting to look really interesting. We're going to see the same in other states over the next few years.
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From today’s Sun-Herald. Great talking to the fabulous Peter Fitzsimons.
May 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
From today’s Sun-Herald. Great talking to the fabulous Peter Fitzsimons.
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EV buyers in Australia can now choose from 100 different electric vehicle models, and there are more to come. Just seven years ago, there were only 6 models available
From six models to 100 in seven years: The stunning acceleration of Australia's EV market
EV buyers in Australia can now choose from 100 different electric vehicle models, and there are more to come. Just seven years ago, there were only 6 models available.
thedriven.io
May 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
EV buyers in Australia can now choose from 100 different electric vehicle models, and there are more to come. Just seven years ago, there were only 6 models available
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I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
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We’ve wrapped the first phase of our ARENA-backed EV smart charging trial, and the results speak for themselves.
850+ Teslas, 100 smart chargers. Cheaper, greener charging, all automated.
Now we’re looking ahead to what’s next: V2G.
www.amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
850+ Teslas, 100 smart chargers. Cheaper, greener charging, all automated.
Now we’re looking ahead to what’s next: V2G.
www.amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
Amber Electric
www.amber.com.au
May 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
We’ve wrapped the first phase of our ARENA-backed EV smart charging trial, and the results speak for themselves.
850+ Teslas, 100 smart chargers. Cheaper, greener charging, all automated.
Now we’re looking ahead to what’s next: V2G.
www.amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
850+ Teslas, 100 smart chargers. Cheaper, greener charging, all automated.
Now we’re looking ahead to what’s next: V2G.
www.amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
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the nats are almost done killing the libs.
May 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
the nats are almost done killing the libs.
“If the Liberals want to continue their anti-science, anti-democratic culture wars, no one should worry, or try to stop them. Their future is a ‘them problem’.”
"What the Liberal Party does next is important to them and irrelevant to Australia."
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Nothing stands the way of Labor and ambitious, progressive reform
The big question now is whether the second term Labor government will make the big changes that Australians clearly want and need.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
May 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“If the Liberals want to continue their anti-science, anti-democratic culture wars, no one should worry, or try to stop them. Their future is a ‘them problem’.”
The death rattle of the nuclear debate in Australia. Nuclear bros find out who their true friends really are.
South Australia Liberal Party, who set the state’s first target of 100 pct “net” renewables, and then backflipped to nuclear, has changed its mind again
S.A. Liberals who first pushed 100 pct renewables – then went nuclear – reverse course after poll wipeout
South Australia Liberal Party, who set the state’s first target of 100 pct “net” renewables, and then backflipped to nuclear, has changed its mind again.
reneweconomy.com.au
May 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The death rattle of the nuclear debate in Australia. Nuclear bros find out who their true friends really are.
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Always worth remembering the Liberal Party is now a minor party of the Coaltion
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Always worth remembering the Liberal Party is now a minor party of the Coaltion
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Opinion | News Corp and its media bedfellows rely on snark, shrillness and outrage gimmickry. This election shows the public is over it, @mediumandmessage.bsky.social writes.
Australia has jumped the media snark as the coalition of the shrilling collapses
News Corp and its media bedfellows rely on snark, shrillness and outrage gimmickry. This election shows the public don't like it, and the result has done untold damage to media relevance.
www.crikey.com.au
May 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Opinion | News Corp and its media bedfellows rely on snark, shrillness and outrage gimmickry. This election shows the public is over it, @mediumandmessage.bsky.social writes.
Joe gets it right for once. www.skynews.com.au/opinion/the-...
‘The Opposition lost this election far more than Labor won it’: Joe Hildebrand
Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand has claimed the Opposition “lost this election” more so than “Labor won it”. “Anthony Albanese had a pretty much note-perfect campaign,” Mr Hildebrand said. “There could’ve been missteps, there could’ve been gaps, there could’ve been holes in his policy, there was none of those things. “There was depth in the team.”
www.skynews.com.au
May 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Joe gets it right for once. www.skynews.com.au/opinion/the-...
“the Liberals would do well to lose the sneer”
Is this remotely possible under any of those in consideration for the leadership position? I doubt it.
insidestory.org.au/are-the-libe...
Is this remotely possible under any of those in consideration for the leadership position? I doubt it.
insidestory.org.au/are-the-libe...
Are the Liberals in danger of becoming the Kodak of Australian politics? • Frank Bongiorno
The party is taking a long time to understand its plight
insidestory.org.au
May 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“the Liberals would do well to lose the sneer”
Is this remotely possible under any of those in consideration for the leadership position? I doubt it.
insidestory.org.au/are-the-libe...
Is this remotely possible under any of those in consideration for the leadership position? I doubt it.
insidestory.org.au/are-the-libe...
@crikey.com.au “What the Liberal Party itself needs to understand is that News Corp is a foreign-owned communications business, with its own agenda of fostering hatred, resentment and division in order to sell advertising and subscriptions.”
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/05/n...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/05/n...
News Corp owns much of the Liberals' spectacular defeat. If they want more of them, keep going
News Corp contributed deeply the Liberals' election disaster. Its agenda, designed to serve its business interests and not the national interest, is deeply damaging to the Liberals.
www.crikey.com.au
May 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
@crikey.com.au “What the Liberal Party itself needs to understand is that News Corp is a foreign-owned communications business, with its own agenda of fostering hatred, resentment and division in order to sell advertising and subscriptions.”
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/05/n...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/05/n...
Spot on. Mark hits multiple nails squarely on the head.
We are not RWJWs wanting to emulate Trump’s America.
Aussies are drawn to inclusiveness and equity.
We are not RWJWs wanting to emulate Trump’s America.
Aussies are drawn to inclusiveness and equity.
Australian voters saw the best of Peter Dutton only as he left. Why?
Politics 101: You cannot divide your way to a broader consensus.
Politics 101: You cannot divide your way to a broader consensus.
May 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Spot on. Mark hits multiple nails squarely on the head.
We are not RWJWs wanting to emulate Trump’s America.
Aussies are drawn to inclusiveness and equity.
We are not RWJWs wanting to emulate Trump’s America.
Aussies are drawn to inclusiveness and equity.
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After 25 years on Twitter and the final cremation of the nuclear debate in Australia, I can log out from that cesspit for the last time.
We can now focus on the best way forward for solar, wind & batteries in our NEM. A positive discussion will be very welcome.
We can now focus on the best way forward for solar, wind & batteries in our NEM. A positive discussion will be very welcome.
May 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
After 25 years on Twitter and the final cremation of the nuclear debate in Australia, I can log out from that cesspit for the last time.
We can now focus on the best way forward for solar, wind & batteries in our NEM. A positive discussion will be very welcome.
We can now focus on the best way forward for solar, wind & batteries in our NEM. A positive discussion will be very welcome.
This explanation of Trump's tariff brain fart makes sense.
However, it points out that the plan's success ultimately depends on global trust in the US.
Unfortunately, Trump has comprehensively blown any such trust to smithereens. Sad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5...
However, it points out that the plan's success ultimately depends on global trust in the US.
Unfortunately, Trump has comprehensively blown any such trust to smithereens. Sad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5...
Why Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture)
YouTube video by Money & Macro
www.youtube.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This explanation of Trump's tariff brain fart makes sense.
However, it points out that the plan's success ultimately depends on global trust in the US.
Unfortunately, Trump has comprehensively blown any such trust to smithereens. Sad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5...
However, it points out that the plan's success ultimately depends on global trust in the US.
Unfortunately, Trump has comprehensively blown any such trust to smithereens. Sad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5...