Nigel Protter 🇨🇦
@nigelprotter.bsky.social
Low carbon energy/construction tech veteran making bets. Build-tech pubco board director, low-cost efficient beautiful resilient house designer/modeller/builder/advisor, airplane builder/flyer, trail designer/builder.
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Here we have the CEO of the largest solar and wind developer in the United States NextEra, calling renewables the bridge to natural gas.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
AI-Driven Demand for Gas Turbines Risks a New Energy Crunch
Orders for turbines to power natural gas plants are vastly outpacing supply, threatening the world’s ability to keep pace with rising electricity demand.
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here we have the CEO of the largest solar and wind developer in the United States NextEra, calling renewables the bridge to natural gas.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
US citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland
aim is to infiltrate Greenland's society & promote its secession from Denmark to the US
Danish intelligence warned Greenland was being targeted by influence campaigns
This is happening in Canada too #ElbowsUp
US citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland
aim is to infiltrate Greenland's society & promote its secession from Denmark to the US
Danish intelligence warned Greenland was being targeted by influence campaigns
This is happening in Canada too #ElbowsUp
Greenland: Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged influence operation
The aim was reportedly to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark.
www.bbc.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland
aim is to infiltrate Greenland's society & promote its secession from Denmark to the US
Danish intelligence warned Greenland was being targeted by influence campaigns
This is happening in Canada too #ElbowsUp
US citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland
aim is to infiltrate Greenland's society & promote its secession from Denmark to the US
Danish intelligence warned Greenland was being targeted by influence campaigns
This is happening in Canada too #ElbowsUp
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your holiday am ☕️ and urbanism thread:
how seattle's land use code and massive, banal buildings impede bike abundance
how seattle's land use code and massive, banal buildings impede bike abundance
does single stair make biking more possible?
maybe.
is it a coincidence that
many cities with the highest uptake in bicycling also have courtyards where bikes can be stored with level access to the street/bike path?
maybe.
is it a coincidence that
many cities with the highest uptake in bicycling also have courtyards where bikes can be stored with level access to the street/bike path?
May 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
your holiday am ☕️ and urbanism thread:
how seattle's land use code and massive, banal buildings impede bike abundance
how seattle's land use code and massive, banal buildings impede bike abundance
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What if a TV debate actually makes you less certain?
That possibility gets ruled out by design.
Many persuasion models assume something called Monotone Treatment Response — which means no backlash.
Here’s why that matters.
#PersuasionTactics2
That possibility gets ruled out by design.
Many persuasion models assume something called Monotone Treatment Response — which means no backlash.
Here’s why that matters.
#PersuasionTactics2
May 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What if a TV debate actually makes you less certain?
That possibility gets ruled out by design.
Many persuasion models assume something called Monotone Treatment Response — which means no backlash.
Here’s why that matters.
#PersuasionTactics2
That possibility gets ruled out by design.
Many persuasion models assume something called Monotone Treatment Response — which means no backlash.
Here’s why that matters.
#PersuasionTactics2
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Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."
An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: ...
farmingdale-observer.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
I would support this kind of model for Canada
🚨 NATO chief Rutte proposes raising defense spending to 5% of GDP — up from the current 2%. His plan: 3.5% for direct defense, 1.5% for related infrastructure like cyber and transport. A move to bridge U.S. demands and European realities.
May 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I would support this kind of model for Canada
The decline of America came slowly, slowly, then all at once in a perfect shit-storm of entitled, grievous dumb-assery.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/2339227/us-chipmakers-fear-ceding-chinas-ai-market-to-huawei-after-new-trump-restrictions
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/2339227/us-chipmakers-fear-ceding-chinas-ai-market-to-huawei-after-new-trump-restrictions
April 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The decline of America came slowly, slowly, then all at once in a perfect shit-storm of entitled, grievous dumb-assery.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/2339227/us-chipmakers-fear-ceding-chinas-ai-market-to-huawei-after-new-trump-restrictions
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/2339227/us-chipmakers-fear-ceding-chinas-ai-market-to-huawei-after-new-trump-restrictions
Risks and Uncertainties Facing New LNG Projects On The U.S. Gulf And East Coasts | Energy Central
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/risks-and-uncertainties-facing-new-lng-projects-us-gulf-and-east-coasts
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/risks-and-uncertainties-facing-new-lng-projects-us-gulf-and-east-coasts
April 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Risks and Uncertainties Facing New LNG Projects On The U.S. Gulf And East Coasts | Energy Central
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/risks-and-uncertainties-facing-new-lng-projects-us-gulf-and-east-coasts
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/risks-and-uncertainties-facing-new-lng-projects-us-gulf-and-east-coasts
Migration pressure is one way that climate change will affect us all:
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-08/when-water-dries-up-violence-thrives-the-link-between-climate-conflict-and-migration-in-africa/
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-08/when-water-dries-up-violence-thrives-the-link-between-climate-conflict-and-migration-in-africa/
April 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Migration pressure is one way that climate change will affect us all:
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-08/when-water-dries-up-violence-thrives-the-link-between-climate-conflict-and-migration-in-africa/
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-08/when-water-dries-up-violence-thrives-the-link-between-climate-conflict-and-migration-in-africa/
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…
The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.
canadahealthwatch.ca
March 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
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Why mocking Trump is good politics, from @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
"Mockery underscores his failure to elicit fear, which is his first objective. It also turns the discussion around in a way that makes him seem weak rather than dominant."
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-thir...
"Mockery underscores his failure to elicit fear, which is his first objective. It also turns the discussion around in a way that makes him seem weak rather than dominant."
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-thir...
How To Respond To Trump's Third-Term Taunt (And Other Taunts)
Tl;dr: A blend of mockery, steeliness, and foresight.
www.offmessage.net
April 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why mocking Trump is good politics, from @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
"Mockery underscores his failure to elicit fear, which is his first objective. It also turns the discussion around in a way that makes him seem weak rather than dominant."
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-thir...
"Mockery underscores his failure to elicit fear, which is his first objective. It also turns the discussion around in a way that makes him seem weak rather than dominant."
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-thir...
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This paper introduces an AC frequency and battery power consensus control strategy for stand-alone modular PV-battery microgrids using virtual synchronous generators (VSG), enhancing stability and efficiency in ...
AC frequency/battery power consensus control for stand-alone modular PV-battery microgrid based on VSG
Publication date: 15 May 2025Source: Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 118Author(s): Weixue Wang, Xianyong Zhang, Zilong Chen, Xiaoshun Zhang, Zhaoliang Li, Li Li
www.sciencedirect.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This paper introduces an AC frequency and battery power consensus control strategy for stand-alone modular PV-battery microgrids using virtual synchronous generators (VSG), enhancing stability and efficiency in ...
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It is absolutely right that we do not need Greenland (or Canada) for natsec reasons because they are already close NATO allies. So the only rationale to turn the US into an aggressor in our own hemisphere is if you don’t plan on NATO being a US alliance in the future.
March 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It is absolutely right that we do not need Greenland (or Canada) for natsec reasons because they are already close NATO allies. So the only rationale to turn the US into an aggressor in our own hemisphere is if you don’t plan on NATO being a US alliance in the future.
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What leadership looks like - Mark Carney.
The longer Starmer puts off speaking like this, the longer he keeps saying he "likes and respects" the rapist, self-confessed sex offender, 34 x convicted felon, the weaker Starmer will become.
The "special relationship" never existed. We are European.
The longer Starmer puts off speaking like this, the longer he keeps saying he "likes and respects" the rapist, self-confessed sex offender, 34 x convicted felon, the weaker Starmer will become.
The "special relationship" never existed. We are European.
Canada PM Mark Carney says old relationship with US 'is over'
The Canadian leader said his country's relationship with the US had changed due to Trump's tariffs, jeopardising future cooperation.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
What leadership looks like - Mark Carney.
The longer Starmer puts off speaking like this, the longer he keeps saying he "likes and respects" the rapist, self-confessed sex offender, 34 x convicted felon, the weaker Starmer will become.
The "special relationship" never existed. We are European.
The longer Starmer puts off speaking like this, the longer he keeps saying he "likes and respects" the rapist, self-confessed sex offender, 34 x convicted felon, the weaker Starmer will become.
The "special relationship" never existed. We are European.
When will Canada get off the hydrogen train to nowhere?
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/investing-canadas-hydrogen-potential
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/investing-canadas-hydrogen-potential
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
When will Canada get off the hydrogen train to nowhere?
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/investing-canadas-hydrogen-potential
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/investing-canadas-hydrogen-potential
Yes, to zero: Should Canada ease its 100% tariff on electric vehicles from China amid trade war with U.S.?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yes, to zero: Should Canada ease its 100% tariff on electric vehicles from China amid trade war with U.S.?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204
StarLink is inferior, more costly, spread the word: ‘Inferior' Starlink Will Leave Rural Americans Worse Off, Says Ousted Federal Official
https://gizmodo.com/inferior-starlink-will-leave-rural-americans-worse-off-says-ousted-federal-official-2000576818
https://gizmodo.com/inferior-starlink-will-leave-rural-americans-worse-off-says-ousted-federal-official-2000576818
March 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
StarLink is inferior, more costly, spread the word: ‘Inferior' Starlink Will Leave Rural Americans Worse Off, Says Ousted Federal Official
https://gizmodo.com/inferior-starlink-will-leave-rural-americans-worse-off-says-ousted-federal-official-2000576818
https://gizmodo.com/inferior-starlink-will-leave-rural-americans-worse-off-says-ousted-federal-official-2000576818
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Local "natural gas" consumers can expect prices to rise with LNG exports. Supply and demand: less local gas supply means higher prices (especially as Fortis stokes local demand).
"Australia saw prices double in the five years after three LNG terminals started operations between 2015 and 2016."
"Australia saw prices double in the five years after three LNG terminals started operations between 2015 and 2016."
March 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Local "natural gas" consumers can expect prices to rise with LNG exports. Supply and demand: less local gas supply means higher prices (especially as Fortis stokes local demand).
"Australia saw prices double in the five years after three LNG terminals started operations between 2015 and 2016."
"Australia saw prices double in the five years after three LNG terminals started operations between 2015 and 2016."
It Is Not Chuck Schumer's Job to Satisfy Your Emotional Needs
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/it-is-not-chuck-schumers-job-to-satisfy
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/it-is-not-chuck-schumers-job-to-satisfy
March 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
It Is Not Chuck Schumer's Job to Satisfy Your Emotional Needs
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/it-is-not-chuck-schumers-job-to-satisfy
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/it-is-not-chuck-schumers-job-to-satisfy
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Pro-Pali,
You are the living embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a sad parade of the willfully ignorant, confident in your ignorance, proud of your lack of understanding. You've turned a human tragedy into a fashion statement.
#StandWithIsrael #StopAntiSemitism #StopJewishHate
You are the living embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a sad parade of the willfully ignorant, confident in your ignorance, proud of your lack of understanding. You've turned a human tragedy into a fashion statement.
#StandWithIsrael #StopAntiSemitism #StopJewishHate
March 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Pro-Pali,
You are the living embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a sad parade of the willfully ignorant, confident in your ignorance, proud of your lack of understanding. You've turned a human tragedy into a fashion statement.
#StandWithIsrael #StopAntiSemitism #StopJewishHate
You are the living embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a sad parade of the willfully ignorant, confident in your ignorance, proud of your lack of understanding. You've turned a human tragedy into a fashion statement.
#StandWithIsrael #StopAntiSemitism #StopJewishHate
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Carrier introduces residential R32 air-to-water heat pump #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
Carrier introduces residential R32 air-to-water heat pump
The new product features a coefficient of performance of 4.9 and sound levels of 52–56 db(A).
www.pv-magazine.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Carrier introduces residential R32 air-to-water heat pump #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
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Mark Carney has cancelled the price on carbon. He had little choice, as the denial party of Canada, the CPC, poisoned the innovative program by years of lies after lies after lies. The fee and dividend price on carbon was one the best designed in the world.
#ClimateBrawl
#ClimateBrawl
March 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Mark Carney has cancelled the price on carbon. He had little choice, as the denial party of Canada, the CPC, poisoned the innovative program by years of lies after lies after lies. The fee and dividend price on carbon was one the best designed in the world.
#ClimateBrawl
#ClimateBrawl
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Spain gets it
Spain’s Sánchez calls for cyber and climate to count as defence spending - Financial Times
Spain’s Sánchez calls for cyber and climate to count as defence spending - Financial Times
March 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Spain gets it
Spain’s Sánchez calls for cyber and climate to count as defence spending - Financial Times
Spain’s Sánchez calls for cyber and climate to count as defence spending - Financial Times