Canadian. Local paper occasionally publishes pieces I write about climate, energy, and Passivhaus.
Also interested in disability issues, for reasons.
Nordic skier who played rugby. Happiest out skiing on a sunny and cold winter's day.
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Worth the read if you are interested in how the petroleum industry captured the regulators. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry For details on hail damage and the impact on car insurance in Alberta. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Increasingly bigger hailstones in a hotter region that pulverizes the windshields of Albertan’s light trucks is driving insurers out of the province. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry If only Alberta had good photovoltaic potential. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry A potential Monty Python sketch! npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry This doctor. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry That is a bummer. With flash drought a regular occurrence one might hope they could prioritize translation. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry BTW, the U.S. Drought Monitor comes out weekly. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Through July, most of Canada recorded below- to well below-average precipitation driving both the spread and intensification of drought across the country. In British Columbia, persistent rainfall deficits and dwindling stream flows exacerbated dry conditions. The northern and central Prairies saw exceptionally low precipitation, rapidly deepening drought in those regions. Meanwhile, southern and eastern Ontario received hot, ... npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Think of it as tree dentistry. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry The Outauoais is overlooked as always. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry From: Arthur Charpentier npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Sorry, I should never have hopped on the gravy train. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Poutine is a dish usually eaten at breakfast and lunch by Western Canadians, but occasionally dinner. 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I lifted up a section of bark the other day and there was all sorts of squirmy things that would appeal to a woodpecker (narrator: it was gross) so I wasn’t too surprised to see this pileated woodpecker on the fallen pine today. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry I am here for #BuildingScience mastodon! npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ‘ npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Coffee, tea, chocolate and now coconuts! npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry On the way to Brown cabin in the Gatineau park this morning. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ‘ npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry If only there was a way Americans could prevent 🇺🇸 egg producers from artificially creating an🥚egg shortage in order to reap windfall profits. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry The Gatineau Loppet 50 km skate ski race is still on. It will be miserable. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Best to clear out snow from your home's intake and exhaust vents before tomorrow's storm covers them completely, especially if you heat your home or hot water with gas. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Looks like a #fediverse solution is needed for the online retail presence of small businesses. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry The cost of food will rise; it will rise faster the slower we decarbonize. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry For federal records maybe start here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-canada.html npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry I wrote this for the local paper. It's about Christmas stockings and the climate crisis's impacts to agriculture. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ‘ npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ‘ npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry The initial post was specifically about air-to-water heat pumps which really are novel to North America. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry No, I installed a waterr-to-water ground source heat pump in 2008 at my house. These air-to-water heat pumps weren't available then. They are considerably cheaper to install. In very cold climates though the coefficient of performance approaches 1, whereas a GSHP stays steady around 3. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry It's a bit sad how unwelcoming the U.S. has been to heat pumps. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Wrote a piece about the resignation of Quebec's super minister of energy, and about the former minister's aspersions upon Quebec's households for 'wasting' electricity, and about why the blame for Quebec's peak winter electricity demand should be assigned to the provincial government and not it's citizens. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Insert classic 🇨🇦 Red Green quote here, "..., they should at least find you handy." npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ` npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry Weatherman Jeff Berardelli over on xitter. npub1ckesxjurqz25xsdmrn0qmzxsnj7cxp68tvh07pz03r7llam8hgqq8eg7rv Andrew Henry ‘
