Rob Fetter

(Economics of) development, environment, energy, innovation. Currently @EAPDuke @NichInstitute; trained at @DukeU, @Yale, @UMassAmherst.

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@bkatzmoses @maggiethomas315 Yes yes. As a fellow sufferer of knee issues that land me in PT: hamstring stretches, single leg calf raises, core work. Also, frequent short runs (3x/wk or more) are better than infrequent long runs, at least for injury prevention.

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

To stop #COVID19 for good, vaccines must be available everywhere – but will go only as far as cold chains allow. Distributed #solar is a key part of the cold chain solution - as important as vaccines themselves. https://t.co/HJxkpadrmt

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

Fascinating - Kenya's national power company is acknowledging that industrial customers are increasingly turning to stand-alone solar power, which threatens the centralized utility business model. A sign of more to come? https://t.co/adWpL0sjMT

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@paulnovosad I'm currently listening to Superpower, about an (unsuccessful) attempt to build a big transmission line for wind power from Oklahoma and Texas. Well written, and prods my thinking about big infrastructure and NIMBYism.

[Ronnie Chatterji @RonnieChatterji]

Honored to be endorsed by ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ & ⁦@KamalaHarris⁩! I worked w/ VP Biden to help our economy recover from the Great Recession & will continue to fight with this team to expand Medicaid & protect people with pre-existing conditions. #ncpol ⁦@Fight4NC⁩

[Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs]

Cookstove people, here's a new review on behavioral change strategies in the literature, diagnosing a "lack of focus on gender and women’s empowerment". Some introspection needed, maybe we have been too busy measuring air pollution & wood consumption? https://t.co/8P0D4BcgLs

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@vplutshack @jp_phillips10 @EAPDuke @subhrendukp

[Nicole Green @nicole_j_green]

What have we done? @duncancampbell @James_McGinniss @cmetelitsa @russenergy 🤓🤓🤓

[Amazon Frontlines @AFrontlines]

🌿Indigenous Resistance of the Amazon hits #Time100 List!

Waorani Leader Nemonte Nenquimo from Ecuador, who led her pple’s historic victory against industrial interests, has been named to @TIME's 2020 list of the most influential pple in the world.

👉https://t.co/F6mcFUNdMI

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

Good reminder for those of us collecting data in rural communities & beyond - how to safeguard data & build mutual trust. (w/ awesome graphics by @RebekaRyvola!)

[ICRC US & Canada @ICRC_dc]

How do presidents, CEOs, and digital experts plan to build a safer, stronger, kinder digital world for future generations?
@PMaurerICRC addresses #UNGA75 on the importance of Digital Cooperation, especially in humanitarian settings. https://t.co/q2NmrIgllU

[Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs]

Delighted to see @trfetter & @FarazUsmani’s fabulous “Fracking, Farmers & Rural Electrification” in our DP-series. Electrification as accelerator in otherwise growing regions, but no impacts in stagnant ones. Reconciles the divided literature. https://t.co/7osMNgL46B

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@cleantechsonia We got a GE Profile range a year ago (from Costco) & totally love it. Much faster heating times & more controllable than gas; less excess heat; easier clean-up; safer (esp. with our rambunctious toddler).

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

Kenya overtakes India as the world's largest market for off-grid solar systems, thanks to well-designed regulations and the World Bank's Kenya Off-grid Solar Access Project: https://t.co/zqGRoPpaEA

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

This is a huge loss to the energy, health and climate community. I met Kirk only once, but even in our brief interaction I found him both deeply kind and incredibly knowledgeable.

[Daniel M Kammen @dan_kammen]

Kirk Smith ... to an amazing friend and mentor who opened the fields of energy, health, and climate to me.

https://t.co/79qYKJToVM

1947 - 2020

[Matt Johnson @mslater_johnson]

So brave of Bocar to speak out about this disgusting interaction. But let's all remember: it *should not* fall on those who publicly experience discrimination and harassment to be the ones to speak out about it

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

& thx to collaborators! @SEforALLorg @JemPorcaro @Dr_TonyFuller

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

https://t.co/LV7YwAjjfC You can't fight a pandemic without power, but 25% of health clinics in sub-Saharan Africa lack electricity and 3/4 of those with power say it's unreliable. How does this affect testing, surveillance, treatment, & recovery? 1/

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

Lots of opportunity for off-grid here – e.g., Nigeria's REA built 4 solar minigrids in just 2 weeks at clinics treating covid patients. Huge oppty for govts & donors to build resilient health systems w/ sustainable & reliable energy. Read the blog for more! 3/3

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@shariqueorg & yet I have to admit that I use WhatsApp and not Signal because... network effects

[Rob Fetter @trfetter]

@shariqueorg A close friend is Exec Director at the Media Democracy Fund (https://t.co/hsp4fgPJaI), which works on precisely this topic. She swears by Signal. You might be interested to check them out since they work on precisely the issues you've raised here.